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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA

Site-specific Video Projection at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, USA
Courtesy of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

2012

Photo by Kimsooja

(Left to Right)
01 To Breathe: Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle, 2003-2006, Single Channel Video with Sound from Kimsooja's Voice Performance 'A Weaving Factory'(2004), 10:40 loop (video) / 11:38 loop (sound)
02 A Needle Woman - Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N 'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem, 2005, 10:40 loop, Silent

Lotus: Zone of Zero

Lotus: Zone of Zero

336 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure and Cables
Courtesy of Plateau, Samsung Museum, Seoul

2011

Photos 02 - 03 by Sang Tae Kim

Site-specific Installation at Group Exhibition Space Study, Plateau, Samsung Museum, Seoul, Korea, 2011
First exhibited in a different configuration at the Palais Rameau, Lille, 2003, Courtesy Dijon Consortium

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

2011

Photo by Simon Vogel

Bottari: The Island

Bottari: The Island

Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Japanese Clothes
Dimensions Variable
Courtesy Axel Vervoordt Foundation and Raffaella Cortese Gallery, Milan, Italy

2011

Photo by Jaeho Chong

Site specific Bottari Installation at Group Exhibition Tra: Edge of Becoming, Palazzo Fortuny, Venice, Italy

Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Johanniterkirche Feldkirch, Liechtenstein

Mumbai: A Laundry Field, Johanniterkirche Feldkirch, Liechtenstein

Presented by Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein

2010

(Left to right:)
01 - 03 Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007, 3 Channel Video, 10:25 loop, Sound

Mandala – Chant For Auschwitz

Mandala – Chant For Auschwitz

Used Clothes, Shoes, Toys, Tibetan Monk Chant

2010

Photos by Adam Ciereszko

Installation at 2010 Mediations Biennale: Beyond Mediations, Zamek Culture Center, Poznan, Poland

To Breathe: Mandala

To Breathe: Mandala

Single Jukebox with the Artist’s Voice Performance “The Weaving Factory”(2004)

2010

Photo by Uwe Engels

Installation at Kunstmuseum Bochum, Germany, 2011

Mandala: Zone of Zero, 2004-2010

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

2010

Video filmed by Gilles Coudert

Installation at Kimsooja, Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland, 2010

To Breathe: Zuoz

To Breathe: Zuoz

Diffraction Grating Film on 5 Window

2010

Installation at Kimsooja, Gallery Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland

Kimsooja, Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Yeong Gwang Nuclear Power Plant Art Project, Yeong Gwang, Korea

Kimsooja, Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Yeong Gwang Nuclear Power Plant Art Project, Yeong Gwang, Korea

Site-Specific at Yeong Gwang Nuclear Power Plant Art Project, Seoul, Korea, 2010
Organized by The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

2010

Earth - Water - Fire - Air, 2009-2010, 6 Channel Video Installation, Loop
Fuego de Tierra / Fire of Earth, 2009, 9:37 loop
Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009, 7:09 loop
Aire de Fuego / Air of Fire, 2009, 5:02 loop, sound
Aire de Tierra / Air of Earth, 2009, 6:25 loop, sound
Aire de Agua / Air of Water, 2010, 6:07 loop, sound
Agua de Aire / Water of Air, 2010, 6:18 loop

Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea

Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea

8 Channel Video Installation at Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea, 2010

2010

Photos by Marty Heitner

(Left to right:)
01 - 04 Earth - Water - Fire - Air, 2009-2010, 8 Channel Video, Loop, Installation view at Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea, 2010
05 Still Image from Aire de Fuego / Air of Fire, 2009, Single Channel Video, 3:47 loop
06 Still Image from Aire de Agua / Air of Water, 2009, Single Channel Video, 6:07 loop
07 Still Image from Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009, Single Channel Video, 7:09 loop
08 Still Image from Aire de Tierra / Air of Earth, 2009, Single Channel Video, 6:25 loop
09 Still Image from Fuego de Tierra / Fire of Earth, 2009, Single Channel Video, 9:37 loop
10 Still Image from Agua de Tierra / Water of Earth, 2009, Single Channel Video, 5:42 loop
11 Still Image from Fuego de Aire / Fire of Air, 2009, Single Channel Video, 8:00 loop
12 Still Image from Air Agua de Aire / Water of Air, 2010, Single Channel Video, 6:18 loop

Nuit Blanche 2009, Ville de Paris, Paris, France

Nuit Blanche 2009, Ville de Paris, Paris, France

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

2009

Photo by Thierry Depagne

A Needle Woman – Paris, 2009, Performance Video, Single Channel, 25:00 loop, Silent, HD

Lotus: Zone of Zero

Lotus: Zone of Zero

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

Installation in the Rotunda at Galerie Ravenstein, Brussels, Belgium, 2008
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

1 ton truck, Bottaris, Bungee Cords
470 x 170 x 200(h)cm
Unique

2008

Installation at Group Exhibition Je reviendrai, MAC/VAL, Paris, France

The House Project

The House Project

Lofoten House
Filmed at Laukvik, Lofoten Islands, Norway

2008

Photos by Kjell Ove Storvik

Installation at Lofoten International Art Festival Towards a Future Present

Sewing into Walking, 1994/2007

Sewing into Walking, 1994/2007

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

Installation at Post Object, Doris McCarthy Gallery, Toronto, Group Exhibition

Respirar – Una Mujer Espejo / To Breathe - A Mirror Woman

Respirar – Una Mujer Espejo / To Breathe - A Mirror Woman

Site Specific Installation with Diffraction Grating Film, Mirror, The Weaving Factory, 2005(sound performance by the artist)
Courtesy of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Curated by Oliva María Rubio. Coordinated by Mónica Carballas and Rafael García

2006

Photo by Jaeho Chong

Installation at The Crystal Palace, Madrid, Spain

To Breathe / Respirare, 2003-2005

To Breathe / Respirare, 2003-2005

Single Channel Video with Sound from Kimsooja's Voice Performance A Weaving Factory(2004)
10:40 loop (Video) / 11:38 loop (Sound)
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2005

Installation at The Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, for Video Projection at Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy

Mandala: Zone of Zero

Mandala: Zone of Zero

Mixed Media Sound Installation (One jukebox, Single Channel Audio of Three Chants: Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic), 9:50, loop
Dimensions Variable, Juke box: 81.28cm(dia), 30.48cm(d)

2004

Laundry Woman

Laundry Woman

38 Korean Bedcovers, Wire, Clothespins
Dimensions Variable
Courtesy of Centre D'art Contemporain, Basse-Normandie, and Kimsooja Studio

2004

Photos by Didier Morel

Installation at The 18th Rencontre Paralleles - Video and Visual Art Festival, Alighiero Boetti + Kimsooja, Centre d'Art Contemporain de Basse Normandie, France

A Laundry Woman

A Laundry Woman

3 Korean Bedcover, Wireline, 6 wood clams, 1 Bottari
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio

2004

Photos by Gerassimos Domenikos

Installation at PREMAculTURE at Hydra School Project, Hydra Island, Greece

Bottari

Bottari

Used Cloth, Wrapping Cloth

2004

Installation at Kimsooja, Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy

A Mirror Woman: The Ground of Nowhere

A Mirror Woman: The Ground of Nowhere

57' x 21' diameter, Aluminum Ring, Fine Gauze Cotton, Mirror, Wood

2003

Installation at Crossings 2003: Hawaii/Korea: A Mirror Woman - The Ground of Nowhere, Honolulu City Hall, Hawaii, USA

Mandala

Mandala

Mixed Media Sound Installation, Jukebox Speaker, Single-Channel Audio of Tibetan Monks' Chant
Juke box: 81.28cm(dia), 30.48cm(d)

2003

Solarescope

Solarescope

9 Different Lighting Sequences, 18:00, loop

2003

Installation at The 2nd Valencia Biennale: The Ideal City, Valencia, Spain

Lotus: Zone of Zero

Lotus: Zone of Zero

307 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure and Cables, 6 Speakers

2003

Installation at Art Festival - Flower Power, Palais Rameau, Lille, France

Planted Names

Planted Names

Set of 4 Woven Carpets
269x150cm / 338x150cm

2002

A Lighthouse Woman

A Lighthouse Woman

9 Different Lighting Sequences, 30:00, loop
Dimensions Variable

2002

Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Used Korean Bedcovers
Dimensions Variable

2002

Installation at Whitney Biennial 2002, Whitney Museum of American Art, Central Park, New York, USA

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