Wonderland

The photographer, Shushu.

Korean name: Jeong Se-in.

In Cantonese: Zhang Shuiyan.

Both parents are Korean, and he himself holds Korean nationality, but as a Golden Omega from a wealthy family, he completed his education from early childhood through high school at the Hong Kong Minton International School (H.M.I.S.) — known discreetly within East Asia as the only school for Alphas and Omegas — before returning to his home country and enrolling in H University for modern dance. Afterward, he moved to New York and enrolled in M.G. School of Dance.

While recovering from Achilles tendon reconstruction surgery, he sustained the same injury in the same area again — this time from an accident in everyday life. To make matters worse, the surgical site became infected, requiring removal of the affected area and subsequent transplant surgery. His life as a dancer was over.

He closed the chapter on New York and returned home.

Two years later, he debuted as a photographer through his first solo exhibition, Body, at Gallery Phantom — run by Liu Weikun, someone he'd been connected to since their H.M.I.S. days.

Recording a sell-out at every exhibition, he is not only counted among the most notable fine art photographers currently active in Korea, but is also — through Director Liu Weikun's aggressive marketing — attempting to leap to world-class status beginning with Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan.

Among family and acquaintances, he is more often called by the nickname "Shushu" — derived from his Hong Kong-style name — rather than his real name, and he currently uses the nickname as his artist name. It is known that he also used Shushu as his English name since his H.M.I.S. days.

Possessing the glamorous yet delicate appearance typical of a Golden Omega, he has garnered many fans and drawn public attention to the art world, receiving positive evaluations for this — while also facing the view that his Golden Omega status and looks have earned him praise beyond his actual skill.

In any case, it is clear that he is a figure who generates buzz in the current art scene and a central axis among young artists that even the major galleries cannot ignore.