Sung Hwan ‘Bobby’ Park is a Korean-born, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland NZ–raised, LA-based performance and visual artist whose multidisciplinary practice explores queer identity, diaspora, and the fragility of protection within institutional systems. Working across ceramics, performance, drawing, and writing, Park transforms personal experiences, including compulsory military service under homophobic policies, into works that reclaim agency and community. His ongoing BTM (방탄모) series uses ceramic “bullet‑proof helmets” to expose the tension between vulnerability and resilience. A recipient of the NZ Arts Foundation Springboard Award, Park continues to create work that insists on self-definition, connection, and the power of embodied storytelling.