about

Yejeong Mutter (Ko)

 “I portray everything to create a new perspective.
Seeing is not by the eyes but by the brain.
Let’s explore the great capability and creativity of human brain.”


contact

art (at) yejeong (dot) com

instagram @y.muttr

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education

University of Konstanz, PhD candidate, Psychology

Royal College of Art, MA Photography

National Institute for Lifelong Education, BA Psychology

Yonsei University, BS Human Environment & Design

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experience

YJ Studio, Freelance Artist/Photographer

Brown TCG, Strategy Specialist

LARS, Art Director

Livecast, Visual Designer

Yonsei Design Center, Graphic Designer

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publication

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Mutter, Y., & Hübner, R. (Revised & resubmitted). How Expertise Affects the Creation and Evaluation of Artistic Compositions: The Role of Symmetry. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.

Mutter, Y., & Hübner, R. (2024). The Effect of Expertise on the Creation and Evaluation of Visual Compositions in Terms of Creativity and Beauty. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 13675. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64494-7

Other Publications

Mutter, Y. (2025). Spatial Imagery, Creativity, and AI. Korean Institute of Spatial Design (Conference Paper, ISSN 2508-7878)

Mutter, Y. (2024). Knowtom Theory. Self-published monograph (Kindle Direct Publish

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research awards

2025 Excellent Paper Award, Korean Institute of Spatial Design (KISD), South Korea

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art prizes

2025 KISD Outstanding Work Prize, Seoul, South Korea

2025 CREA OPEN 2025 (Special Mention & Shortlist), Venice, Italy

2023 Ingram Prize (finalist), London, UK

2017 Social Art Award (longlist), Germany

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exhibition

2025 KISD 33rd International Space Design Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea

2025 KISD 32nd International Space Design Invitation Exhibition, Ningbo, China

2024 In Bewegung (In Motion), Jahresausstellung, Kunstverein Konstanz, Germany

2023 COVID: Stories from a Segregated Society, The History of Science Museum, Oxford, UK

2023 Brain Galaxy (SEMiCLON), Suceava, Romania

2022 The New Artist II, Boomer Gallery, London, UK

2022 Collecting Covid Project, The History of Science Museum and Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK

2021 Hallyu: Vague Coréenne, Galerie Le Bocal, Toulouse, France2021 Woori Festival, Toulouse, France

2021 Diabetes during Covid-19, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), Oxford, UK

2020 Brain Galaxy, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (postponed)

2019 Picturing Parkinson’s; Brain Awareness Week, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

2018 ShowRCA, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2017 UNCCD Green Corps Exhibition, Neimenggu, China

2017 Tate Modern Offprint; Art Publication

2017 WIP Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2017 Social Art Award, Institute for Art and Innovation

2017 CA magazine (May)

2016 Light Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2016 The Way to Study Art, Space D, South Korea

2016 Design Teller, Yonsei Helinox Hall, Seoul, South Korea

2016 Take It, Trunk Gallery, South Korea

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lecture / talk

2022. Mindful Art Forum (MAF), Seoul, South Korea

2019. KYRS Art Hour ep. 24, Spokane, WA, USA

2019. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

2018. Green Templeton College, Oxford University

2018. Chelsea College of Art