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Earth - Water - Fire - Air : Fuego de Aire / Fire of Air

Earth - Water - Fire - Air : Fuego de Aire / Fire of Air

Earth - Water - Fire - Air: Fuego de Aire / Fire of Air │ 지-수-화-풍: 공기의 불
Single Channel Video
8:00 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2009

Earth - Water - Fire - Air : Aire de Agua / Air of Water

Earth - Water - Fire - Air : Aire de Agua / Air of Water

Earth - Water - Fire - Air: Aire de Agua / Air of Water │ 지-수-화-풍: 물의 공기
Single Channel Video
6:07 loop, Sound
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2009

Earth - Water - Fire - Air : Aire de Fuego / Air of Fire

Earth - Water - Fire - Air : Aire de Fuego / Air of Fire

Earth - Water - Fire - Air: Aire de Fuego / Air of Fire │ 지-수-화-풍: 불의 공기
Single Channel Video
3:47 loop, Sound
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2009

Earth - Water - Fire - Air : Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water

Earth - Water - Fire - Air : Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water

Earth - Water - Fire - Air: Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water │ 지-수-화-풍: 물의 대지
Single Channel Video
6:57 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2009

A Needle Woman – Paris

A Needle Woman – Paris

A Needle Woman – Paris │ 바늘여인 – 파리
Performance Video
Single Channel, 25:00 loop, Silent, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2009

Performed and filmed in Paris, 2009, Commissioned by Nuit Blanche Paris 2009

Archive of Couples (Set of 30 Prints)

Archive of Couples (Set of 30 Prints)

Archive of Couples │ 부부의 아카이브
Set of 30 Iris Print Prints
each 114.1 x 80.5 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs

2009

An Album: Hudson Guild

An Album: Hudson Guild

An Album: Hudson Guild │ 앨범: 허드슨 길드
Single Channel Video
31:40 loop, 5.1 Sound, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2009

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs, 2007/2009

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs, 2007/2009

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs │ 보따리 트럭 – 이민자들
Duraclear Photographic print in Lightbox
125 x 188 x 16 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs

2009

Performance in 2007, Video Still Image from Bottari Truck - Migrateurs

Lotus: Zone of Zero

Lotus: Zone of Zero

Lotus: Zone of Zero │ 로투스 – 0의 지점
Approx 2000 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure and Cables
Courtesy of the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea;

2008

Photos by Mikåel Falke and Fabrice Kada

First exhibited in a different configuration at the Palais Rameau, Lille, 2003, Courtesy Dijon Consortium

Bottari Tricycle

Bottari Tricycle

Used Chinese Tricycle with 21 Bottaris, Used Bedcovers and Used Clothes
110(h)x95x287cm
Unique

2008

Photo by Thierry Depagne

Installation view at Kimsooja, Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Continua Gallery, Le Moulin, France 2009

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs │ 보따리 트럭 – 이민자들
1 ton truck, Bottaris, Bungee Cords
470 x 170 x 200(h)cm
Unique

2008

The House Project – Lofoten Island

The House Project – Lofoten Island

The House Project – Lofoten Island │ 하우스 프로젝트 – 로프튼 섬
2008-2013
Filmed at Laukvik, Lofoten, Norway

2008

Photos by Kjell Ove Storvik

The House Project presents an abandoned house in Laukvik, Lofoten Island, Norway as an object in itself, and a platform for multiple related interactive practices. Initially, the artist collaborated with the Loften International Art Festival (LIAF) to purchase an isolated and abandoned house in Lofoten, with the idea that it would be documented, and then renovated into a retreat/residency space.


The house appears to have been abandoned suddenly by its inhabitant, an older fisherman's wife, forty years ago. It has been left with furniture, full of personal objects, memories, and history. After the visiting the house, and discovering this rich personal history embedded within the house and its many contents, the artist decided to keep it as it is. She altered her idea instead to invite people to stay in a nearby guesthouse for the residency, keeping the house as a sanctuary, and as an object.


The artist has been documenting the house in both photographs and video, in every season, and hopes to realize this project as a book project in the end. She also plans to invite writers, artists, musicians, architects, and choreographers to come stay together in the area, and to create a site specific dialogue in relation to the house and its location. This may offer an opportunity of focused contemplation of art works and processes, the place and its surrounding environment.


The project aims, thus, to allow for continuity in the artist's engagement with, and non-intrusive contribution, to the local environment, retaining the mystery of the occupants disappearance, while their stories remain intact.

The Sun – Unfolded (Set of 6 prints)

The Sun – Unfolded (Set of 6 prints)

The Sun – Unfolded │ 해 – 펼쳐짐
Set of 6 Giclée Inklet Prints
each 114.3 x 96.5cm

2008

A Mirror Woman: The Sun & The Moon

A Mirror Woman: The Sun & The Moon

A Mirror Woman: The Sun & The Moon │ 거울여인 – 해와 달
4 Channel Video
12:33 loop, Sound
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2008

This project was possible with the generous support of Shiseido Co., Ltd.


This landscape image is drawn from a video work Kimsooja filmed on the coast of Goa in India. The rising and setting of the sun and the moon, their constant motion in concert with the ocean tide, demonstrate the balance and interdependent cycle of nature. When the artist saw the two opposing celestial bodies at the same time she superimposed the two, allowing for their synchronous alignment to eclipses the reality as we know it. The spheres shaped by earth, water, and human hands resonate with the cosmic orbit of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.


이 풍경 이미지는 김수자가 인도 고아 해안에서 촬영한 영상 작업에서 가져온 것이다. 태양과 달의 상승과 하강, 그리고 조수(潮水)와 더불어 이루어지는 그들의 끊임없는 운동은 자연이 이루어내는 균형과 상호의존적 순환을 보여준다. 작가는 서로 반대 방향에 위치한 두 천체가 동시에 보이는 순간을 목격하고 이 두 이미지를 겹쳐 배치함으로써 우리가 알고 있는 현실의 질서를 잠시 가리는, 동시적인 정렬의 순간을 작품화하였다. 흙과 물, 그리고 인간의 손에 의해 형성된 이 구체는 지구·달·태양이 이루는 우주적 궤도와 공명한다. 이는 자연과 인간, 물질과 우주의 관계를 사유하도록 이끄는 조형적 은유이자 김수자 작업의 핵심 주제인 순환·호흡·존재의 본질을 다시금 일깨운다.

To Breathe – A Mirror Woman 2006/2008

To Breathe – A Mirror Woman 2006/2008

*To Breathe – A Mirror Woman │ 호흡 – 거울여인
Duraclear Photographic Print in Lightbox
Large: 185 x 138 cm
Small: 89 x 119 cm
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2008

Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2008 (Series of 30 Prints)

Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2008 (Series of 30 Prints)

Mumbai: A Laundry Field │ 뭄바이 – 빨래터
C-Print
each 88.9 x 72.1 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs

2008

Mumbai: A Laundry Field (Series of 18 Prints)

Mumbai: A Laundry Field (Series of 18 Prints)

Mumbai: A Laundry Field │ 뭄바이 – 빨래터
C-Print
each 44.5 x 60.8 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs

2007

Mumbai: A Laundry Field

Mumbai: A Laundry Field

Mumbai: A Laundry Field │ 뭄바이 – 빨래터
4 Channel Video
10:25 loop, Sound
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2007

An Album: Havana (Set of 4 Prints)

An Album: Havana (Set of 4 Prints)

An Album: Havana │ 앨범: 하바나
Giclée Inkjet Prints
each 55.9 x 78.7 cm
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2007

An Album: Havana

An Album: Havana

An Album: Havana │ 앨범: 하바나
Single Channel Video, 6:57 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2007

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs │ 보따리 트럭 – 이민자들
Performance Video
Single Channel, 9:17 loop, Silent, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2007

Performance in Paris, November 10, 2007 and Installation at MAC/VAL, Paris
Commissioned by Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France

Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Deductive Object │ 연역적 오브제
[Left] Deductive Object (Bottari cart), 19th C. Baguette Cart from France, 8 Bottaris - Used Bed Clothes and Bungee Cords, 100(h) x 100(w) x 65(d)cm
[Center] Deductive Object (Bottari), Single Bottari, Used Bed Clothes, Wrapping Cloth, 30 x 65cm
[Right] Deductive Object (Bottari cart), 19th C. Baguette Cart from France, 6 Bottaris - Used Bed Clothes and Bungee Cords, 104(h) x 75(w) x 50(d)cm

2007

Photo by Simon Vogel

To Breathe – Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle, (Set of 8 Prints)

To Breathe – Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle, (Set of 8 Prints)

To Breathe: Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle │ 호흡 – 보이지 않는 거울 / 보이지 않는 바늘
Digital Flex Print
each 67.6 x 101.6 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs

2007

A Needle Woman – Kitakyushu, 1999/2007

A Needle Woman – Kitakyushu, 1999/2007

A Needle Woman – Kitakyushu │ 바늘여인 – 기타큐슈
Giclée Inkjet Print
62.2 x 86.4 cm

2007

Performance in 1999, Kitakyushu, Japan, Video Still Image from A Needle Woman – Kitakyushu

A Laundry Woman – Yamuna River, 2000/2007

A Laundry Woman – Yamuna River, 2000/2007

A Laundry Woman – Yamuna River │ 빨래하는 여인 – 야무나 강
Giclée Inkjet Print
61.6 x 86.4 cm
Edition of 25 plus 4 artist's proofs

2007

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

Cities on the Move – 2727km Bottari Truck │ 떠도는 도시들 – 2727km 보따리 트럭
Giclée Inkjet Print
62.2 x 86.4 cm
Edition of 25 plus 4 artist's proofs

2007

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

Sewing Into Walking – Kyungju │ 바느질하며 걷기 – 경주
Giclée Inkjet Print
62.2 x 86.4 cm
Edition of 25 plus 4 artist's proofs

2007

Performance in 1994, Video Still Image from Sewing Into Walking - Kyungju

Sewing into Walking, 1994/2007

Sewing into Walking, 1994/2007

Sewing Into Walking │ 바느질하며 걷기
Bottari and Video Installation
Bottari, Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothing + Three Channel Video (Kyungju: 19:40 loop, Yangdong Village: 2:41 loop, Mai Mountain: 1:43 loop), Silent

2007

Photo by Toni Hafkenscheid

Flag

Flag

Flag │ 국기
Inkjet Print
Large: 106 x 54.6 cm
Small: 50.8 x 25.7 cm
Edition of 30 plus 6 artist's proofs

2006

Bottari – Mother and Son

Bottari – Mother and Son

Bottari – Mother and Son │ 보따리 – 모자
Used Korean Bedcover, Used Clothing from the Artist and the Artist's Son

2006
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