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A Mirror Woman – The Sun & The Moon, 2008/2014

A Mirror Woman – The Sun & The Moon, 2008/2014

Giclée Inkjet Print
51.4 x 86.7cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs

2014

Photo by Tadahisa Sakurai

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

Thread Routes – Chapter I, 2010/2014

Thread Routes – Chapter I, 2010/2014

Giclée Inkjet Print
51.4 x 90.8 cm

2014

Video Still Image from Thread Routes - Chapter I, 2010

An Album: Sewing into Borderlines

An Album: Sewing into Borderlines

Single Channel Video, 11:01 loop, Silent
Edition of 1 plus 1 artist's proof

2013

Site-specific Video Installation at Mariposa Land Port of Entry, Arizona, USA
Commissioned through the GSA Art in Architecture Program, Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration

Lotus: Zone of Zero

Lotus: Zone of Zero

336 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure, Cables
Dimensions Variable

2013

Photo by Rachel Topham

Retrospective exhibition at Kimsooja / Unfolding, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
First exhibited in a different configuration at the Palais Rameau, Lille, 2003, Courtesy Dijon Consortium

Architecture of Vulnerability (Series of 3 Prints)

Architecture of Vulnerability (Series of 3 Prints)

Digital C-Print
47 x 71 cm
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs

2013

To Breathe: Obangsaek

To Breathe: Obangsaek

Site-specific Wallpaper Installation
Variable

2013

Photo by Jaeho Chong

Installation at The Lift, the Bloomberg Building, New York, USA

To Breathe – Bottari

To Breathe – Bottari

Duraclear Photographic Print in Lightbox
119 x 89 x 16 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs

2013

Photo by Jaeho Chong

Site-Specific Installation at the To Breathe: Bottari, The Korean Pavilion, 55th Biennale De Venezia, Venice, Italy, 2013

To Breathe – The Flags

To Breathe – The Flags

To Breathe – The Flags, Series of 12 Video Still Images

2013

Photo by Elizabeth Carecchio

Site-specific Installation at the Marseille-Provence European Capital of Culture 2013: Kimsooja, To Breathe - The Flags, Aix-en-Provence, France

Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2013

Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2013

Digital Flex Print
203.2 x 116.8 cm
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs

2013

Photo by Simon Vogel

Performative Sculpture in 1998

Deductive Object VII, 1996/2013

Deductive Object VII, 1996/2013

Digital Flex Print
101.6 x 74.7 cm
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs

2013

Photo by Adam Scans

Deductive Object VI, 1996/2013

Deductive Object VI, 1996/2013

Digital Flex Print
101.6 x 74.7 cm
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs

2013

Photo by Adam Scans

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

Thread Routes Chapter III – Lightwaves

Thread Routes Chapter III – Lightwaves

Single Chanel Video
17:35 loop, Sound, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2012

Thread Routes – Chapter III

Thread Routes – Chapter III

Single Channel Video
17:35 loop, 5.1 Sound, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2012

To Breathe – The Flags

To Breathe – The Flags

Single Channel Video
Animation, 40:41 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2012

Bottari, 2009/2012

Bottari, 2009/2012

Digital C-Print
56.8 x 76.2cm
Edition of 8 plus 3 artist's proofs

2012

Installation view at A House is Not a Home, La Calmeleterie, Nazelles Negron, France, Photos by Andre Morin

A Wind Woman, 2003-2012 (Series of 7 Prints)

A Wind Woman, 2003-2012 (Series of 7 Prints)

Archival pigment print on Canvas
each 137.1 x 205.7 x 2.5 cm
Unique

2012

Thread Routes Chapter II – Lightwaves

Thread Routes Chapter II – Lightwaves

Single Chanel Video
23:40 loop, Sound, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2011

Thread Routes – Chapter II

Thread Routes – Chapter II

Single Channel Video
23:50 loop, 5.1 Sound, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2011

An Album: Hudson Guild

An Album: Hudson Guild

Single channel video
31:40 loop, 5.1 Sound, HD

2011

Site specific screening at SVA theater, New York, 2011
Commissioned by More Art, New York.

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

Bottari

Bottari

Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothing
(Red) 53(h) x 57 x 63 cm
(Blud) 58(h) x 57 x 62 cm

2011

Lincoln Center Plaza | Mandala: Zone of Zero

Lincoln Center Plaza | Mandala: Zone of Zero

CAD drawing of proposed Lincoln Center(New York, USA)
Mandala: Zone of Zero, Site-Specific Light & Sound installation

2010

Architecture of Vulnerability (Series of 13 Images)

Architecture of Vulnerability (Series of 13 Images)

Film Slides(35mm) Projection
45 x 60cm

2010

Photos by Kimsooja at Yeong Gwang, Korea, 2010
During the Installation of Kimsooja, Earth - Water - Fire - Air, Yeong Gwang Nuclear Power Plant Art Project

Mirror of Wind

Mirror of Wind

Single Channel Video
4:08 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2010

Mirror of Air

Mirror of Air

Single Channel Video
2:39 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2010

Mirror of Water

Mirror of Water

Single Channel Video
7:25 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2010

Thread Routes Chapter I – Lightwaves

Thread Routes Chapter I – Lightwaves

Single Chanel Video
29:31 loop, Sound, HD
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2010
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