An artist and filmmaker. Starting with his early works on his working-class family, he has expanded his art world by exploring the lives of people who are marginalized in social, political, capitalist, and national contexts. He was awarded the Silver Lion at the 56th Venice Biennale (2015), a first for a Korean. Since then, his works have been exhibited and showcased at the art centers and film festivals home and abroad, including the Tate Modern, London (2015), MoMA, New York (2015), the Pompidou Centre, Paris (2016), and many more.