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Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Deductive Object, 2016, Site-specific Installation Consisting of Painted Welded Steel, Mirror: 10 x 10 m, Sculpture: 2.45 x 1.5(dia)m
Courtesy of MMCA and Hyundai Motor Co. and Kimsooja Studio

2016

Photo by Aaron Wax

Installation at Kimsooja - 마음의 기하학 / Archive of Mind, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea(MMCA), Seoul, Korea

Thread Routes - Chapter V

Thread Routes - Chapter V

Single Channel Video, 21:59, 5.1 Sound

2016

Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Antique Wooden Cart, 9 Ceramic Balls, 1 Clay Ball
Cart: 60 x 30 x 9cm, Clay Balls: 8.89(dia.)
Unique

2016

Photo by Aaron Wax

Installation at Kimsooja - 마음의 기하학 / Archive of Mind, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea(MMCA), Seoul, Korea

Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Plaster Casting of Artist's Arms and Antique Wooden Table
130.8 x 70.5 x 68.6 cm
Unique

2016

Photo by Aaron Wax

Installation at Kimsooja - 마음의 기하학 / Archive of Mind, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea(MMCA), Seoul, Korea

Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Clay Balls and Antique Wooden Box
Unique

2016

Geometry of Body, 2006-2015

Geometry of Body, 2006-2015

Rubber, Jute, and Natural Cotton - Used Artist's Yogamat
182.9 x 60.9 cm
Unique

2016

Photo by Aaron Wax

Installation at Kimsooja - 마음의 기하학 / Archive of Mind, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea(MMCA), Seoul, Korea

One Breath, 2004/2016

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

2016

Photo by Aaron Wax

Installation at Kimsooja - 마음의 기하학 / Archive of Mind, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea(MMCA), Seoul, Korea

Unfolding Bottari - Geometry of Possession, 1991-2016

Unfolding Bottari - Geometry of Possession, 1991-2016

113 Prints on Hahnemuhle Paper Divided into Three Used Wooden Drawers
Print: each 17.3 x 18.4 cm
Drawer: each 21.6 x 27.9 15.2 cm

2016

To Breathe, 2015/2016

To Breathe, 2015/2016

Duraclear Photographic Print in Lightbox
103.6 x 154.4 x 8.8 cm

2016

Topology of Time (Series of 5 Prints)

Topology of Time (Series of 5 Prints)

Giclée Inkjet Print
170.5 x 114.1 cm

2016

20 Bienal de Arte Paiz, undación Paiz, Guatemala

20 Bienal de Arte Paiz, undación Paiz, Guatemala

Installation at 20 Bienal de Arte Paiz: Ordinary / Extraordinary: The Democratization of Art or the Will To Change Things, Fundación Paiz, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Courtesy of Fundación Paiz and Kimsooja Studio

2016

Site-specific Bottari Installation
4 Bottari and 3 Hanging Fabrics, Used Bedcovers, Clothing, and Objects

Green Square, Connecting Project, Sydney | A Needle Woman, Spiral

Green Square, Connecting Project, Sydney | A Needle Woman, Spiral

Detail Drawing of Proposed Mixed Media Site-specifc Installation
Green Square, Sydney, Australia

2015

Penn Plaza Proposal | To Breathe

Penn Plaza Proposal | To Breathe

Detail Drawing of Proposed Mixed Media Site-specifc Installation
Penn Plaza, New York City, USA

2015

The XIV Cordoba Photography Biennale, Sala Olive, Cordoba, Spain

The XIV Cordoba Photography Biennale, Sala Olive, Cordoba, Spain

Installation at The XIV Cordoba Photography Biennale: Kimsooja: Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Sala Olive, Cordoba, Spain
Commissioned by Lanzerote Biennale and Hermes Foundation, Paris, Courtesy of La Fabrica, Madrid and Kimsooja Studio

2015

(Left to right:)
01 Aire de Tierra / Air of Earth, 2009, 6:25 loop, Sound, Fuego de Aire / Fire of Air, 2009, 08:00 loop, Silent, Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009, 06:57 loop, Silent
02 Aire de Fuego / Air of Fire, 2009, 3:47 loop, Sound, Agua de Tierra / Water of Earth, 2009, 05:42 loop, Silent, Fuego de Tierra / Fire of Earth, 2009, 09:22 loop, Silent

Kimsooja: Thread Routes - Chapter III, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

Kimsooja: Thread Routes - Chapter III, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

Installation View at Kimsooja: Thread Routes, Chapter III, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
Courtesy of Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Kimsooja Studio

2015

(Left to right:)
01 Thread Routes – Chapter III, 2012, Stills from the Video
02 Thread Routes – Chapter III, 2012, Single Channel Video, 17:35 loop, 5.1 Sound
03 - 10 Thread Routes Chapter III - Deductive Object, 2015, Fabric Installation, Cotton Tablecloth for Block Print and Paint Residue, Dimensions Variable
11 - 13 Thread Routes – Chapter III - Lightwaves, 2010 - 2015, Stills from the Video

Kimsooja: Thread Routes, Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain

Kimsooja: Thread Routes, Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain

Installation view at Kimsooja: Thread Routes, Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
Courtesy of Guggenheim Bilbao and Kimsooja Studio

2015

Video by Erika Ede

Thread Routes - Chapter I, 2010, 16mm film transferred to HD Format, 24:52 loop, Sound
Thread Routes - Chapter II, 2011, 16mm film transferred to HD Format, 23:50 loop, Sound
Thread Routes - Chapter III, 2012, 16mm film transferred to HD Format, 17:35 loop, Sound

Kimsooja: To Breathe, Centre Pompidou Metz, France

Kimsooja: To Breathe, Centre Pompidou Metz, France

Installation at Kimsooja - To Breathe, Centre Pompidou - Metz, Metz, France
Commissioned by Centre Pompidou-Metz, Courtesy of Institut français/Année France Corée, Kukje Gallery, Seoul and Kimsooja Studio

2015

01 - 06 / 18 - 22, Photo by Jaeho Chong
07 - 17 Photo by Thierry Depange

(Left to right:)
01 - 06 To Breathe, 2015, Site-specific Installation consisting of video projection 'To Breathe: Invisible Mirror, Invisible Needle(2005), Mirror, Diffraction Grating Film, and Sound Performance 'A Weaving Factory(2004)'
07 - 16 To Breathe, 2015, Site-specific Installation consisting of video projection 'To Breathe: Invisible Mirror, Invisible Needle(2005), Mirror, Diffraction Grating Film, and Sound Performance 'A Weaving Factory(2004)'
17 To Breathe, 2015, Site-specific Installation consisting of diffraction grating film
18 - 22 To Breathe, 2015, Site-specific Installation consisting of diffraction grating film

To Breathe: Obangsaek

To Breathe: Obangsaek

Duraclear Photographic Print in Lightbox
75 x 120 x 15cm

2015

To Breathe - Obangsaek

To Breathe - Obangsaek

Giclée Inkjet Print on Canvas
222 x 137.2 cm

2015

Geometry of Body, 2013/2015 (Series of 10 Prints)

Geometry of Body, 2013/2015 (Series of 10 Prints)

Giclée Inkjet Print
each 170.5 x 114.1 cm

2015

Architecture of Vulnerability - Darkness, 2011/2015 (Series of 5 Prints)

Architecture of Vulnerability - Darkness, 2011/2015 (Series of 5 Prints)

C-Print
each 50.8 x 76.2 cm

2015

Agua de Tierra / Water of Earth, 2009/2015

Agua de Tierra / Water of Earth, 2009/2015

Digital C-Print
103.5 x 170 cm

2015

Video Still Image from Agua de Tierra / Water of Earth, 2009

Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009/2015

Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009/2015

Digital C-Print
103.5 x 170 cm

2015

Video Still Image from Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009

Deductive Object - Cemetery, 2008/2015

Deductive Object - Cemetery, 2008/2015

C-Print
74.4 x 55.9 cm

2015

Deductive Object - Father's Grave, 2008/2015

Deductive Object - Father's Grave, 2008/2015

C-Print
74.4 x 55.9 cm

2015

Deductive Object, 2001/2015

Deductive Object, 2001/2015

Digital C-Print
115.6 x 172.7 cm

2015

Photo by Kimsooja at Cairo, 2009

Unfolding Bottari - Geometry of Possession, 1991-2015

Unfolding Bottari - Geometry of Possession, 1991-2015

Digital Slideshow
Selected 223 Flea-Marktet Photographs from the Artist's on going photo project around the world

2015

Unfolding Bottari - Geometry of Possession, 1991-2015

Unfolding Bottari - Geometry of Possession, 1991-2015

113 Prints on Hahnemuhle Paper Divided into Three Used Wooden Boxes
Print: each 17.8 x 22.2 cm
Drawer: each 21.6 x 27.9 15.2 cm

2015

City Center Transformation, Sydney | Unfolding

City Center Transformation, Sydney | Unfolding

Detail Drawing of Proposed Mixed Media Site-specifc Installation
East West Connectors, Sydney, Australia

2014

Bottari - An Island

Bottari - An Island

Installation at Kimsooja, To Breathe: Mandala, Kewenig Galerie, Palma, Majorca, Spain
Courtesy of Kewenig Galerie, Palma and Kimsooja Studio

2014

[left] ] Bottari, 2009/2014, Used Korean Bedcover, Used Clothes, Clay Basin from Mallorca, 62 x 49cm (approx)
[center] Bottari, 2009/2014, Used Korean Bedcover, Used Clothes, Clay Basin from Mallorca, 63 x 53cm (approx)
[right] Bottari, 2014, Used Korean Bedcover, Fabric, Catholic Mass Reading/Chant Book for Fathers, 80 x 45 cm (approx)

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