Elina Chi-Won

My work confronts identity, psychology, and the darker edges of human behavior.

Born between Greek, Korean, and Russian heritage and raised between Germany and Greece, my perspective is shaped by displacement, contradiction, and layered identity—including my experience as genderfluid, asexual, and outside conventional norms. These tensions are not background—they are the core of my work.

Across painting, writing, photography, and sound, I explore identity, the subconscious, and the darker edges of human behavior.

With a background in psychology and criminology—and ongoing PhD research on the minds of serial killers—my work engages directly with questions of morality, perception, and what defines or distorts the self.

My visual work moves between oil, graphite, mixed media, and photography, often navigating the space between attraction and discomfort. Projects such as Lucifer, My Dear and Unseen draw from mythology, psychological inquiry, and internal landscapes.

Alongside this, I develop narrative worlds through writing and visual storytelling, including Moros: The Cruel Crown and Project Lethe, as well as poetry and fiction centered on identity, violence, and transformation.

My practice also extends into music—where sound becomes a direct, visceral language for emotion, memory, and atmosphere.

Across all forms, I aim to confront, question, and reframe—merging disciplines to create work that does not resolve easily.

I collaborate with artists, brands, and creatives interested in pushing beyond conventional limits—across visual, narrative, and interdisciplinary work.