June Korea


June Korea is a New York–based visual artist and photographer. Sometimes, his works feature his sex doll Eva. He lives with Eva, his silicon sex doll for his photographic project. His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He and his sex doll have attracted attraction from the media and has been featured in different media publications worldwide.
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Early life

He obtained a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering in South Korea. He received a B.F.A. in Photography and Imaging from Art Center College of Design in California. After that he studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York where he obtained an M.F.A. in Photography, Video and Related Media. While studying at the engineering school, he met another photographer who inspired him to take on photography as a profession.

Eva

According to an interview he stated that he always felt lonely after coming home from work or parties. He researched life-size dolls to discover the one that will best resemble a human being. He bought Eva in 2014. He sleeps, shops, dines, drives, travels, laughs and cries with her. His love doll Eva is usually captured in a wide range of pictures similar to that of a traditional couple going through various activities.

Awards