Seeds at The Edge of Flight, Soojin Jeong, 2025, mixed media, 4 x 3.5 x 2 in. / 10.16 x 8.89 x 5.08 cm.

Sculpting Impermanence: The Seed Pod Works of Soojin Jeong

January 4, 2026 Gavin Coates

Featured image: Seeds at The Edge of Flight, Soojin Jeong, 2025, mixed media, 4 x 3.5 x 2 in. / 10.16 x 8.89 x 5.08 cm.

Soojin Jeong’s sculptural practice dwells in moments of transition, when growth releases, form empties, and material lingers between what was and what follows.

Soojin Jeong is a contemporary sculptor exploring impermanence and renewal through electroformed botanical forms, transforming organic remnants into meditative objects.

Working primarily with electroformed seed pods and mixed media, Jeong transforms botanical remnants into intimate objects that explore impermanence, continuity, and quiet motion. Echoed Husk, Luminous Remnants, and Iridescent Flight collectively trace a lifecycle of release and renewal, using preserved organic structures to reflect on time, memory, and the subtle poetry of transformation.

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Echoed Husk, Soojin Jeong, 2025, mixed media, 5 x 2.5 in. / 12.7 x 6.35 cm.

In one work, attention centers on a single seed pod husk, frozen at the threshold between fullness and departure. The electroforming process coats the fragile structure in metal, preserving its contours while casting layered shadows that suggest movement held in suspension. The elongated form feels both protective and exposed, as if carrying the afterimage of growth within its shell. This tension between solidity and fragility underscores the idea that release is not an ending, but a state of quiet continuation.

Luminous Remnants, Soojin Jeong, 2025, mixed media, 3 x 3 in. / 7.62 x 7.62 cm.

Another piece expands this idea through a clustered composition, where multiple seed pods gather into a dense, almost coral-like form. Small metallic accents catch the light, drawing the eye to individual points of departure across the surface. The absence at the center of each pod becomes as meaningful as the form itself, emphasizing surrender as an active process rather than a loss. Here, the work reflects on how remnants retain presence, how what remains continues to speak through texture, weight, and light.

Iridescent Flight, Soojin Jeong, 2025, mixed media, 6 x 8 in. / 15.24 x 15.24 cm.

Movement becomes more explicit in the final sculpture, where pod-like forms appear to drift outward, suspended in an open, airy configuration. Iridescent surfaces shift with changing light, evoking seeds carried by wind, cast off, yet still purposeful. The composition suggests both dispersal and arrival, capturing a moment when direction is uncertain but motion persists. In this work, impermanence is rendered not as decay, but as a generative force guiding transformation.

Together, these sculptures form a quiet meditation on cycles of growth, release, and renewal. By preserving organic remnants in metal, Jeong bridges the natural and the enduring, revealing how transitions leave traces that continue to move forward. The works invite viewers to slow down, to notice the beauty in what lingers, and to consider how endings quietly shape new beginnings.

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