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A Needle Woman – Paris

A Needle Woman – Paris

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

An Album: Hudson Guild

An Album: Hudson Guild

Single Channel Video
31:40 loop, 5.1 Sound, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2009

A Mirror Woman: The Sun & The Moon

A Mirror Woman: The Sun & The Moon

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

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.

2008

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

Mumbai: A Laundry Field

Mumbai: A Laundry Field

4 Channel Video
10:25 loop, Sound
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2007

An Album: Havana

An Album: Havana

Single Channel Video, 6:57 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2007

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs

Bottari Truck – Migrateurs

Performance Video
Single Channel, 9:17 loop, Silent, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2007

A Needle Woman, The 51st Venice Biennale: Always a Little Further, Arsenale, Venice, Italy

A Needle Woman, The 51st Venice Biennale: Always a Little Further, Arsenale, Venice, Italy

Installation at The 51st Venice Biennale: Always a Little Further, Arsenale, Venice, Italy

2005

Photo by Giorgio Zucchiatti

A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005, Performance Video, 6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent

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

2005

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

2005

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

2005

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

2005

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

2005

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

2005

A Wind Woman

A Wind Woman

Single Channel Video
3:04 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2003

A Needle Woman, MoMA PS1, New York, USA

A Needle Woman, MoMA PS1, New York, USA

Installation at Solo Exhibition, Kimsooja - A Needle Woman, MoMA PS1

2001

(Left to right:)
01 - 03 A Needle Woman – Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, New York, Mexico City, Cairo, Lagos, London, 1999-2001, Performance Video, 8 channel, 6:33 loop, silent

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

2001

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

2001

A Needle Woman – Shanghai (China)

A Needle Woman – Shanghai (China)

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

2001

A Needle Woman – Tokyo (Japan)

A Needle Woman – Tokyo (Japan)

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

2001

A Needle Woman – Delhi (India)

A Needle Woman – Delhi (India)

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

2001

A Needle Woman – New York (U.S.A)

A Needle Woman – New York (U.S.A)

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

2001

A Needle Woman – Cairo (Egypt)

A Needle Woman – Cairo (Egypt)

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

2001

A Needle Woman – Lagos (Nigeria)

A Needle Woman – Lagos (Nigeria)

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

2001

A Beggar Woman – Lagos

A Beggar Woman – Lagos

Performance Video
Single Channel, 8:50 loop, Silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

A Homeless Woman – Cairo

A Homeless Woman – Cairo

Performance Video
Single Channel, 6:33 loop, Silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

Bottari – Drawing the Snow

Bottari – Drawing the Snow

Single Channel Video
6:23 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2001

Bottari – Wrapping the Thunderstorm

Bottari – Wrapping the Thunderstorm

Single Channel Video
6:28 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2001

Bottari – Alfa Beach

Bottari – Alfa Beach

Single Channel Video
6:18 loop, Silent
Edition of 4 plus 2 artist's proofs

2001

Bottari – Waiting for the Sunrise

Bottari – Waiting for the Sunrise

Single Channel Video
4:53 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2000

Bottari – Throwing the Globe

Bottari – Throwing the Globe

Single Channel Video
2:20 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2000
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