The South Korean Eun Nim Ro originally studied medical science at the University of Seoul. When her mother suddenly died, she stopped studying and went to work as a development aid volunteer to North... Read full biography
The South Korean Eun Nim Ro originally studied medical science at the University of Seoul. When her mother suddenly died, she stopped studying and went to work as a development aid volunteer to North Korea. Here she came into close contact with shamanism, which inspired her to create her first... Read full biography
The South Korean Eun Nim Ro originally studied medical science at the University of Seoul. When her mother suddenly died, she stopped studying and went to work as a development aid volunteer to North Korea. Here she came into close contact with shamanism, which inspired her to create her first works of art and that would have a lasting effect on her. In 1970, she moved to Hamburg to work as a nurse assistant. She went to the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg and studied from 1973 until 1979 at... Read full biography
The South Korean Eun Nim Ro originally studied medical science at the University of Seoul. When her mother suddenly died, she stopped studying and went to work as a development aid volunteer to North Korea. Here she came into close contact with shamanism, which inspired her to create her first works of art and that would have a lasting effect on her. In 1970, she moved to Hamburg to work as a nurse assistant. She went to the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg and studied from 1973 until 1979 at Hans Thielmann and Kai Sudek painting. She received support from a DAAD grant. In 1990, she was called as a professor to the Fachhochschule Hamburg, where she is the director of the summer academy ‘Pentiment’ since 1994. Her work also comprises of... Read full biography
The South Korean Eun Nim Ro originally studied medical science at the University of Seoul. When her mother suddenly died, she stopped studying and went to work as a development aid volunteer to North Korea. Here she came into close contact with shamanism, which inspired her to create her first works of art and that would have a lasting effect on her. In 1970, she moved to Hamburg to work as a nurse assistant. She went to the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg and studied from 1973 until 1979 at Hans Thielmann and Kai Sudek painting. She received support from a DAAD grant. In 1990, she was called as a professor to the Fachhochschule Hamburg, where she is the director of the summer academy ‘Pentiment’ since 1994. Her work also comprises of sculpture and performances. The glass windows in the St. Johannis Church in Ha... Read full biography