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Archive of Mind, AGNSW, Sydney, Australia
Archive of Mind, AGNSW, Sydney, Australia
Making Worlds, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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In occasion of Sydney Modern Project's inauguration, Archive of Mind is now on view at Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia. With the artwork, Kimsooja invites visitors to collect a handful of clay, sit at the large work surface, and empty their minds of distraction; to sink into the experience of forming a ball of clay between the hands, rolling and wrapping it into itself like an infinite Bottari. The process transforms simple, everyday actions into moments of meditation and transcendence. As each sphere is completed, it is added to the table, forming an organic arrangement that holds the imprint of each maker. Archive of mind is accompanied by Unfolding Sphere, a subtle soundscape composed of two sounds: the artist gurgling water and clay balls being pressed, rolled and colliding with one another. At some moments it recalls a distant thunderstorm, at others, a burbling stream.
This presentation of Archive of Mind is supported by a grant from the Australia-Korea Foundation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Purchase with funds provided by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation 2018
Photo by Jaeho Chong
Image Copyright AGNSW, Christopher Snee
Archive of mind
Participatory Installation with Clay Ball, Wooden Table and Stools, Sound Performance Unfolding Sphere(2016), 16 Channel 15:35, loop
Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio
Sowing Into Painting
Sowing Into Painting
Site-specific Project at Wanas Konst, Sweden
Work in Progress with Two Planted Varieties of Flax Seeds (for Flax Seeds Oil and Linen) in Wanås Konst Open Fields
Courtesy of Wanås Konst and Kimsooja Studio
For Wanås Foundation, Sowing Into Painting, Multidimensional Art Project Including Site-specific Installations
(Left to right:)
01 - 03 Sowing into Painting, 2020, Sowing, Photo by Mattias Givell
04 - 06 Sowing into Painting, 2020, Blossoming, Photo by Elin Magnusson
07 - 09 Sowing into Painting, 2020, From flower to fruit, Photo by Martin Lang
10 - 12 Sowing into Painting, 2020, Seed Capsules and harvesting, Photo by Martin Lang
Archive of Mind
Archive of Mind
Site-specific Participatory Consisting of Clay balls, Elliptical Wooden Table, and Sound Performance Unfolding Sphere(2016)
Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio
1 - 2 Photo by Bob Packert
3 - 6 Photo by Ken Sawyer
Installation at Kimsooja: Archive of Mind, Peabody Essex Museum(PEM), Salem, USA
Archive of Mind, 2016/2019
Archive of Mind, 2016/2019
Participatory Site-specific Installation Consisting of Clay Balls, 18m elliptical wooden table, and sound performance Unfolding Sphere(2016)
Courtesy of the City of Poitiers, Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Kimsooja Studio
Photos by Jan Liegois
Installation view at Palais des ducs d'Aquitaine, For Traversées / Kimsooja, 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Archive of Mind
Archive of Mind
Participatory Site-specific Installation Consisting of Assorted Clay Balls, Elliptical Wooden Table, and sound performance Unfolding Sphere(2016)
Dimensions Variable
Courtesy of Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Antwerp and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Georg Malfertheiner
Installation View at Group Exhibition Intuition, Palazzo Fortuny, Venice, Itally
First exhibited in a different configuration at the the Kimsooja, Archive of Mind, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea(MMCA), Seoul, Korea
To Breathe, 2015/2016
To Breathe, 2015/2016
Duraclear Photographic Print in Lightbox
103.6 x 154.4 x 8.8 cm
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
To Breathe – Bottari
To Breathe – Bottari
Duraclear Photographic Print in Lightbox
119 x 89 x 16 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs
Photo by Jaeho Chong
Site-Specific Installation at the To Breathe: Bottari, The Korean Pavilion, 55th Biennale De Venezia, Venice, Italy, 2013
Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2013
Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2013
Digital Flex Print
203.2 x 116.8 cm
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs
Photo by Simon Vogel
Performative Sculpture in 1998
Encounter – Looking into Sewing 1998/2011
Encounter – Looking into Sewing 1998/2011
Performative Sculpture, Used Korean Bedcovers, Mannequin
Courtesy Kimsooja Studio and Kewenig Galerie, Berlin
Photo by Simon Vogel
Cities on the Move – 2727km Bottari Truck, 1997/2010
Cities on the Move – 2727km Bottari Truck, 1997/2010
Giclée Inkjet Print
97.5 x 64 cm
Edition of 120 plus 20 AP
Performance in 1997, Production Still Image (Artist Facing Mountain) from Cities on the Move - 2727km Bottari Truck
Print edition made with MAC/VAL for the International Women's day, 2010
A Needle Woman
A Needle Woman
Performance Video
Single Channel, 25:00 loop, Silent, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
Performed and filmed in Paris, 2009, Commissioned by Nuit Blanche Paris 2009
Bottari Truck – Migrateurs, 2007/2009
Bottari Truck – Migrateurs, 2007/2009
Duraclear Photographic print in Lightbox
125 x 188 x 16 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs
Performance in 2007, Video Still Image from Bottari Truck - Migrateurs
The House Project
The House Project
Lofoten House
Filmed at Laukvik, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Photos by Kjell Ove Storvik
Installation at Lofoten International Art Festival Towards a Future Present
To Breathe – A Mirror Woman 2006/2008
To Breathe – A Mirror Woman 2006/2008
Duraclear Photographic Print in Lightbox
Large: 185 x 138 cm
Small: 89 x 119 cm
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
Site-Specific Installation at The Crystal Palace, Madrid, Spain, 2006
Bottari Truck – Migrateurs
Bottari Truck – Migrateurs
Performance Video
Single Channel, 9:17 loop, Silent, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
A Needle Woman – Kitakyushu, 1999/2007
A Needle Woman – Kitakyushu, 1999/2007
Giclée Inkjet Print
62.2 x 86.4 cm
Performance in 1999, Kitakyushu, Japan, Video Still Image from A Needle Woman – Kitakyushu
A Laundry Woman – Yamuna River, India, 2000/2007
A Laundry Woman – Yamuna River, India, 2000/2007
Giclée Inkjet Print
61.6 x 86.4 cm
Edition of 25 plus 4 artist's proofs
Performance in 2000, Video Still Image from A Laundry Woman – Yamuna River
Cities on the Move – 2727km Bottari Truck, 1997/2007
Cities on the Move – 2727km Bottari Truck, 1997/2007
Giclée Inkjet Print
62.2 x 86.4 cm
Edition of 25 plus 4 artist's proofs
Performance in 1997, Video Still Image from Cities on the Move - 2727km Bottari Truck
Sewing Into Walking – Kyungju, 1994/2007
Sewing Into Walking – Kyungju, 1994/2007
Giclée Inkjet Print
62.2 x 86.4 cm
Edition of 25 plus 4 artist's proofs
Performance in 1994, Video Still Image from Sewing Into Walking - Kyungju
Conditions of Anonymity – Times Square
Conditions of Anonymity – Times Square
Friday, March 11, 2005, 2-3pm, Times Square, New York, USA
Planned in conjunction with The 59th Minute, a Creative Time project.
Photos by Alon Koppel and Charlie Samuels.
Commissioned and presented by Creative Time
Courtesy of Creative Time and Kimsooja Studio.
A Needle Woman – Patan (Nepal)
A Needle Woman – Patan (Nepal)
A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005
Performance Video
6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
A Needle Woman – Jerusalem (Israel)
A Needle Woman – Jerusalem (Israel)
A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005
Performance Video
6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
A Needle Woman – Sanaa (Yemen)
A Needle Woman – Sanaa (Yemen)
A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005
Performance Video
6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
A Needle Woman – Havana (Cuba)
A Needle Woman – Havana (Cuba)
A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005
Performance Video
6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
A Needle Woman – Rio de Janero (Brazil)
A Needle Woman – Rio de Janero (Brazil)
A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005
Performance Video
6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
A Needle Woman – N’Djamena (Chad)
A Needle Woman – N’Djamena (Chad)
A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005
Performance Video
6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
A Wind Woman
A Wind Woman
Single Channel Video
3:04 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof
Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2002
Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2002
Vibacrome Print
212.1 x 126 cm
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
Photo by Lee Jong Soo
Performative Sculpture in 1988
A Needle Woman – Mexico City (Mexico)
A Needle Woman – Mexico City (Mexico)
A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs
A Needle Woman – London (England)
A Needle Woman – London (England)
A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London
1999-2001
Performance Video
8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs