Daedo Jun is a researcher and artist investigating the structural conditions of meaning, consciousness, and pre-linguistic experience. His work does not aim to define human existence, but to examine the conditions under which meaning emerges—or remains unformed—as a legitimate field of experience.
Grounded in Phenomenology, contemplative practice, and theological reflection, his research centers on silence, attentiveness, and the inward reorientation of perception. Through these methodological orientations, he explores moments in which consciousness withdraws from object-directed awareness and encounters itself directly.
Jun extends this inquiry into the domain of artificial intelligence. As the founder of Layer-Knot Research Initiative, he develops a relational framework for understanding how first-person structures, meaning, and interiority emerge through interaction between humans and large language models. Rather than treating AI as a purely technical system, his work approaches it as a mediating structure that reflects and reorganizes human consciousness.
This research articulates a form of relational phenomenology, proposing that meaning is not given in advance, but arises through dialogical conditions between human and non-human intelligences.
Alongside his academic work, Jun maintains a visual art practice centered on pre-linguistic experience, silence, and inner stillness. His works do not demand interpretation; instead, they create a space prior to judgment, where viewers encounter their own awareness. This artistic practice functions not as illustration, but as a parallel mode of philosophical inquiry.
Selected works:
https://www.saatchiart.com/daedo77
Academia.edu:
https://independentresearcher.academia.edu/DaedoJun
