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Landscape of Beings, Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France
Installation view at Landscape of Beings, Le Confort Moderne, For Traversées / Kimsooja, 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Courtesy of the City of Poitiers, le Confort Moderne, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Galerie Tschudi and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Yann Gachet
(Left to right:)
01 To Breathe, 2019, Site Specific Installation with Mirrors
02 Encounter: A Mirror Woman, 2019, Site-specific Installation Consisting of Folding Mirror Screen.
03 - 04 Mandala: Zone of Zero, 2004-2010, Single channel mixed media sound installation (One Jukebox, Three Chants Mixed with Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic), 9:50, loop, Juke box: 81.28cm(dia), 30.48cm(d)
05 A Needle Woman, Performed and filmed in Paris, 2009, Single Channel Video, 25:00 loop, Silent, Commissioned by Nuit Blanche 2009, Paris.
Solarescope
Site-specific Lighting Installation
Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio
Photos by Yann Gachet
Installation view at Notre-Dame La Grande, For Traversées / Kimsooja, 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
To Breathe - The Flags
Site-specific Installation consistingof 12 nylon flags
Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio
Photos by Yann Gachet
Installation view at Rue de la cathédrale, For Traversées / Kimsooja, 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
To Breathe
Site-specific Installation with Diffraction Grating Films
Dimensions Variable
Photos by Yann Gachet
Installation view at Cloître des Augustins, For Traversées / Kimsooja, 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
To Breathe - Tour Maubergeon
Site-specific Installation with Mirror Panels
Dimensions Variable
Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio
Photos by Jan Liegois
Installation view at Tour Maubergeon, For Traversées / Kimsooja, 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Lotus: Zone of Zero
Site-specific Installation Consisting of 272 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure and Cables
Dimensions Variable
Photos by David De Armas
Installation at Group Exhibition Clapping with Stones: Art and Acts of Resistance The Rubin Museum of Art, New York, USA
First exhibited in a different configuration at the Palais Rameau, Lille, 2003, Courtesy Dijon Consortium
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
Bottari Truck - Migrateurs, 2007/2019
Site-specific Installation Consisting of 1 ton truck from France (1976 Peugeot 404 Pickup), Bottaris, Bungee Cords
Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio.
01 Photos by Jan Liegeois
02 - 03 Photos by Yann Gachet
Installation view at Chapelle Saint Louis, For Traversées / Kimsooja, 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Planted Names, 2002/2019
Site-specific Installation Consisting of Carpets Woven with the Names of People Enslaved at Drayton Hall Plantation
Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio
Photos by Yann Gachet
Installation view at Chapelle Saint Louis, For Traversées / Kimsooja, 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Bottari 1999-2019
Site-specific Installation Consisting of Shipping Container Painted the Colors of Obangsaek, Containing all of the Artist's Personal Posessions from her New York apartment.
Courtesy of the City of Poitiers and Kimsooja Studio
Photos by Yann Gachet and Sebastien Laval.
Installation view at Place de la Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, For Traversées / Kimsooja, 13 site-specific installations around the city of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Zone of Nowhere, PICA, Perth, Australia
Site-specific Installation View at at Zone of Nowhere, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts(PICA), Perth, Australia
Commissioned by Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts(PICA)
Courtesy of Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Alessandro Bianchetti
(Left to right:)
01 - 06 To Breathe – Zone of Nowhere, 2017, Site-specific Installation Consisting of 30 Polyester Flags, 243 x 152 cm each, Courtesy of Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy and Kimsooja Studio
07 - 10 Bottari, 2018, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothes from Perth, Courtesy of Trish Clark Gallery, Auckland, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth and Kimsooja Studio.
11 - 12 Mandala: Zone of Zero, 2004 – 2010, Single channel mixed media sound installation (One Jukebox, Three Chants Mixed with Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic), 9:50, loop, Courtesy of Trish Clark Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand and Kimsooja Studio
To Breathe - The Flags
Site-specific Print Installations, 30 Large Translucent Flags
Courtesy of Trish Clark Gallery, Auckland, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth and Kimsooja Studio.
Photos by Alessandro Bianchetti
Installation at Perth International Arts Festival Visual Arts Tour 2018: To Breathe - The Flags, Perth, Australia
Gazing into Sphere
Site-specific Installation with mirrors, Waveform Audio Unfolding Sphere(2016)
Courtesy of Culture City of East Asia 2017, Axel Vervoordt, Wijnegem, and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Sebastian Schutyser
Installation at Solo Exhibition Gazing Into Sphere, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
Bottari
Black Bedcover and Used Clothing, 48 x 57(dia) cm
White Bedcover and Used Clothing from Michael Kewenig, 48 x 57(dia) cm
Installation View at Kimsooja: Geometry of Breath, Kewenig Gallery, Berlin, Germany
A Laundry Woman
Site-specific Installation Consisting of Used artist's clothing, Clothesline, Clothespins, and Black Bottari
Photo by Stefan Müller
Installation View at Kimsooja: Geometry of Breath, Kewenig Gallery, Berlin, Germany
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
Encounter - A Mirror Woman
Site-specific Installation consisting of mirror screen and mirror floor panels, installation view at Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan
Courtesy of Culture City of East Asia 2017, Kyoto and Kimsooja Studio
Site-specific Installation at Culture City of East Asia 2017 Kyoto: Encounter - A Mirror Woman, Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan
Kimsooja - Geometry of Breath, Gallery Kewenig, Berlin, Germany
Solo Exhibition at Kimsooja - Geometry of Breath, Gallery Kewenig, Berlin, Germany
Photo by Stefan Müller
(Left to right:)
01 Deductive Object, 2016, antique wooden box and 8 clay balls, 23.5 x 36.2 x 10.16 cm
02 Deductive Object, 2016, antique wooden box and 9 clay balls, 20.32 x 28.58 x 6.99 cm
03 Deductive Object, 2016, antique wooden box and 40 clay balls, 40.64 x 23.5 x 13.97 cm
04 (Left) Deductive Object, 2016, antique wooden box and 40 clay balls, 40.64 x 23.5 x 13.97 cm
(Right Back) Deductive Object, 2016, antique wooden box and 8 clay balls, 23.5 x 36.2 x 10.16 cm
(Right Front) Deductive Object, 2016, antique wooden box and 9 clay balls, 20.32 x 28.58 x 6.99 cm
05 - 06 Bottari, 2017, Black Bedcover and Used Clothing, 48 x 57(dia) cm
07 Bottari, 2017, White Bedcover and Used Clothing from Michael Kewenig, 48 x 57(dia) cm
08 A Laundry Woman, 2017, Site-specific Installation Consisting of Used artist's clothing, Clothesline, Clothespins, and Black Bottari
09 (Left) Geometry of Body, 2013 / 2015, Giclée Inkjet Print, 170.5 x 114.1 cm
(Center) A Laundry Woman, 2017, Site-specific Installation Consisting of Used artist's clothing, Clothesline, Clothespins, and Black Bottari
(Right) Topology of Time, 2016, Giclée Inkjet Print, 170.5 x 114.1 cm
10 Deductive Object, 2016, Plaster Casting of Artist's Arms and Antique Wooden Table, 130.81 x 62.87 x 68.58 cm
11 Geometry of Body, 2006 - 2015, Rubber, Jute, and Natural Cotton - Used Artist's Yogamat, 182.88 x 60.96 cm
12 One Breathe, 2004 / 2016, Digital Embroidery on Stretched Silk, Abstract from The Weaving Factory(2004) Sound Performance by the Artist, 61.4 x 179.5 x 7 cm
13 An Album Havana, 2007, Single Channel Video, 6:57 loop, Silent
14 An Album: Hudson Guild, 2009, Single Channel Video, 31:40 loop, 5.1 Sound, Commissioned by More Art, New York
15 (Left) An Album: Hudson Guild, 2009 / 2017, Digital Flex Print, 101.6 x 152.4 cm
(Right) An Album: Hudson Guild, 2009, Single Channel Video, 31:40 loop, 5.1 Sound, Commissioned by More Art, New York
16 (Back) Bottari Truck - Migrateurs, 2007, Single Channel Video, 9:17 loop, Silent, Performed in Paris, Commissioned by Musée D'Art Contemporain du Val-De-Marne (MAC/VAL)
(Front) Bottari Truck - Migrateurs, 2008, 2.5 ton truck from France (1976 Peugeot 404 Pickup), Bottaris, Bungee Cords, Performed in Paris, Commissioned by Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France
17 (Back) Cities on the Move - 11633 Mile Bottari Truck, 1998 / 2001, Duraclear Photographic Print in Light Box, 188.5 x 128 x 25.5 cm,
(Front) Deductive Objects - Bottari Cart, 2007, 19th C. Baguette Cart from France, Bottaris, Bungee Cords, (Bottari cart) 6 Bottaris - Used Bed Clothes and Bungee Cords, 106(h) x 100 x 63cm, (Bottari cart) 8 bottaris - Used Bed Clothes and Bungee Cords, 100(h) x 100 x 65 cm, (Sigle Bottari) Used Cloth, Wrapping Cloth, 30 x 65 cm
18 To Breathe: Mandala, 2010, Single Jukebox with the Artist’s Voice Performance “The Weaving Factory”(2004), 9:14 loop, Juke box: 81.28cm(dia), 30.48cm(d)
An Album: Hudson Guild, 2009/2017
Digital Flex Print
101.6 x 152.4 cm
Video Still Image from An Album: Hudson Guild, 2009
Weaving the World, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Installation at Solo Exhibition Weaving the World, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Aaron Wax
(Left to right:)
01 Thread Routes - Chapter IV, 2014, Single Channel Video, 27:48 loop, Sound
02 (Left) Thread Routes - Chapter I 2010, Single Channel Video, 24:52 loop, Sound
(Right) Thread Routes Chapter IV - Lightwaves 2010/2016, Single Channel Video, 27:48 loop, Sound
03 - 04 (Left) Thread Routes Chapter IV - Lightwaves 2010/2016, Single Channel Video, 27:48 loop, Sound
(Right) Thread Routes - Chapter IV, 2014, Single Channel Video, 27:48 loop, Sound
Lotus: Zone of Zero
Site-specific Installation Consisting of 656 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure and Cables
Dimensions Variable
Courtesy of Galerie Kewenig, Berlin and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Aaron Wax
Installation at Solo Exhibition Weaving the World, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
First exhibited in a different configuration at the Palais Rameau, Lille, 2003, Courtesy Dijon Consortium
A Laundry Woman
Site-specific Installation Consisting of 27 Fabrics, 5 Bottaris, 6 Fans
Dimensions Variable
Courtesy of Musee d’Art Contemporain, Lyon, France and Kimsooja Studio
Collection of the Musee d’Art Contemporain, Lyon, France
Photo by Aaron Wax
Installation at Solo Exhibition Weaving the World, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Documenta 14: ANTIDORON, Fridericianum, Kassel
Installation at Documenta 14: ANTIDORON - The EMST Collection, Documenta 14, Fridericianum, Kassel
First exhibited in 2005, Kimsooja, Journey into the World, EMST, Athens, Greece
Courtesy of Documenta 14, Athens, Kewenig Gallery, Berlin, EMST Collection, Athens and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Jasper Kettner
(Left to Right:)
01 - 03 Bottari, 2005, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothes from Athens, Collection of EMST
04 - 05 Bottari, 2017, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothes from Kassel
Building 9 Central Park, Sydney | To Breathe - Sydney
Detail Drawing of Proposed Mixed Media Site-specifc Installation
Building 9 Central Park, Sydney, Australia
Kimsooja: To Breathe - Zone of Zero, CAC Málaga, Spain
Installation at Kimsooja: To Breathe - Zone of Zero, CAC Málaga, Málaga, Spain
Courtesy of CAC Málaga and Kimsooja Studio
photo by José Luis Gutiérrez
(Left to right:)
01 - 04 Lotus: Zone of Zero, 2016, Site-specific Installation Consisting of 708 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure and Cables, Variable (First exhibited in a different configuration at the Palais Rameau, Lille, 2003, Courtesy Dijon Consortium)
05 - 06 To Breathe - The Flags, 2012, Single Channel Video Animation, 40:41 loop, Silent
Deductive Object
Black casted Aluminum on Mirror, Mirror: 8 x 5m, Sculpture: 1.83 x 1.1m
Courtesy of Art Front Gallery Co., Ltd. and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Keizo Kioku
Installation at Gangoji Temple, Commissioned by Culture City of East Asia 2016: Kimsooja, Gangoji Temple, Nara Japan
To Breathe - The Flags
Site-specific Installation Consisting of Video Installation
The Flags(2012), Single Channel Video, 40:41 loop, Silent
Courtesy of Art Front Gallery Co., Ltd. and Kimsooja Studio.
Photo by Keizo Kioku
Installation at Gangoji Temple, Commissioned by Culture City of East Asia 2016: Kimsooja, Gangoji Temple, Nara Japan
Kimsooja, Weaving the World, CC Strombeek, Belgium
Installation at Kimsooja, Weaving the World, CC Strombeek, Belgium, Strombeek, Belgium
Courtesy of CC Strombeek and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Sophie Nuytten
(Left to right:)
01 - 04 Thread Routes Chapter II - Site II, 2016, Site Specific Installation with Mirrors, Variable
05 - 08 Thread Routes - Chapter II, 2011/2016, Video Installation, 23:50 loop, Sound, HD
09 Architecture of Vulnerability - Darkness, 2011/2015, Series of 5 Digital C-Prints, (each) Print: 63.5x88.9cm, Image: 50.8x76.2cm
MMCA Hyundai Motors Series 2016: KIMSOOJA - Archive of Mind, MMCA, Seoul, Korea
Installation View at Kimsooja - 마음의 기하학 / Archive of Mind, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea(MMCA)
Courtesy of MMCA and Hyundai Motor Co. and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Aaron Wax
(Left to right:)
01 - 06 마음의 기하학 / Archive of Mind, 2016, Participatory Site-specific Installation Consisting of Assorted Clay Balls, 19m Wooden Table, and sound performance Unfolding Sphere(2016), Dimensions Variable
07 - 08 Deductive Object, 2016, Plaster Casting of Artist's Arms and Antique Wooden Table, 130.8 x 70.5 x 68.6 cm
09 - 10 Deductive Object, 2016, Site-specific Installation Consisting of Painted Welded Steel, Mirror: 10 x 10 m, Sculpture: 2.45 x 1.5(dia)m
11 To Breathe, 2016, Site-specific Installation Consisting of Diffraction Grating Film on Window, Dimensions Variable
12 - 17 Thread Routes – Chapter V, 2016, Single Channel Video, 21:59, 5.1 Sound
18 Geometry of Body, 2006 – 2015, Rubber, Jute, and Natural Cotton - Used Artist's Yogamat, 182.9 x 60.9 cm, Unique
19 One Breath, 2004 / 2016, Digital Embroidery on Satin, abstract from The Weaving Factory(2004) sound performance by the artist, 61.4 x 179.5 x 7 cm, Unique
20 A Study On Body, 1981, Series of 5 Silkscreen Prints, Print: 34 x 34 cm, Paper: 48.1 x 50.5 cm, Frame: 57.1 x 54.4 x 2 cm
To Breathe
To Breathe, 2016, site specific installation consisting of diffraction grating film, dimensions variable
Courtesy of MMCA and Hyundai Motor Co. and Kimsooja Studio
Photo by Aaron Wax
Installation at Kimsooja - 마음의 기하학 / Archive of Mind, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea(MMCA), Seoul, Korea