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

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

Respirar – Una Mujer Espejo / To Breathe – A Mirror Woman │ 호흡 – 거울여인
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

A Wind Woman, 2003-2006 (Series of 285 Prints)

A Wind Woman, 2003-2006 (Series of 285 Prints)

A Wind Woman │ 바람의 여인
Iris Print
each 88.9 x 119.4 cm
Unique

2006

To Breathe – Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle (Set of 5 Prints)

To Breathe – Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle (Set of 5 Prints)

To Breathe / Respirare │ 호흡
Digital Flex Print
67.6 x 101.6 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs

2006

To Breathe / Respirare, 2003-2005

To Breathe / Respirare, 2003-2005

To Breathe / Respirare │ 호흡
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

Photo by Luca Campigotto

Bottari

Bottari

Bottari │ 보따리
Used Korean Bedcovers, Used Clothing

2005

Conditions of Anonymity – Times Square

Conditions of Anonymity – Times Square

Conditions of Anonymity – Times Square │ 익명의 조건 – 타임스퀘어
Planned in conjunction with The 59th Minute, a Creative Time project.
Photos by Alon Koppel and Charlie Samuels.
Commissioned and presented by Creative Time
Courtesy of Creative Time and Kimsooja Studio.

2005

Friday, March 11, 2005, 2-3pm, Times Square, New York, USA

A Needle Woman – Jerusalem (Israel)

A Needle Woman – Jerusalem (Israel)

A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem │ 바늘여인 – 파탄, 하바나, 리우데자네이루, 은자메나, 사나, 예루살렘
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 │ 바늘여인 – 파탄, 하바나, 리우데자네이루, 은자메나, 사나, 예루살렘
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 │ 바늘여인 – 파탄, 하바나, 리우데자네이루, 은자메나, 사나, 예루살렘
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 │ 바늘여인 – 파탄, 하바나, 리우데자네이루, 은자메나, 사나, 예루살렘
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 │ 바늘여인 – 파탄, 하바나, 리우데자네이루, 은자메나, 사나, 예루살렘
2005
Performance Video
6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2005

A Needle Woman – Patan (Nepal)

A Needle Woman – Patan (Nepal)

A Needle Woman – Patan, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, N'Djamena, Sanaa, Jerusalem │ 바늘여인 – 파탄, 하바나, 리우데자네이루, 은자메나, 사나, 예루살렘
2005
Performance Video
6 Channel, 10:40 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2005

Mandala: Zone of Zero

Mandala: Zone of Zero

Mandala: Zone of Zero │ 만다라 – 0의 지점
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

A Laundry Woman │ 빨래하는 여인
38 Korean Bedcovers, Wire, Clothespins
Dimensions Variable
Courtesy of Centre D'art Contemporain, Basse-Normandie, and Kimsooja Studio

2004

Photos by Didier Morel

A Laundry Woman

A Laundry Woman

A Laundry Woman │ 빨래하는 여인
3 Korean Bedcover, Wireline, 6 wood clams, 1 Bottari
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio

2004

Photos by Gerassimos Domenikos

Seven Wishes (Set of 7 Prints)

Seven Wishes (Set of 7 Prints)

The Seven Wishes │ 일곱 가지 소망
Iris Print on Somerset Velvet Archival Paper
each 114.1 x 80.5cm
Edition of 20 plus 5 artist's proofs

2004

Bottari

Bottari

Bottari │ 보따리
Used Cloth, Wrapping Cloth

2004

A Mirror Woman: The Ground of Nowhere

A Mirror Woman: The Ground of Nowhere

A Mirror Woman: The Ground of Nowhere │ 거울여인 – 어디에도 없는 땅
57' x 21' diameter, Aluminum Ring, Fine Gauze Cotton, Mirror, Wood

2003

Mandala

Mandala

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

2003

Solarescope

Solarescope

Solarescope │ 솔라레스코프
9 Different Lighting Sequences, 18:00, loop

2003

A Wind Woman

A Wind Woman

A Wind Woman │ 바람의 여인
Single Channel Video
3:04 loop, Silent
Edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof

2003

Lotus: Zone of Zero

Lotus: Zone of Zero

Lotus: Zone of Zero │ 로투스 – 0의 지점
307 Lotus Lanterns, Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic Chants, Steel Structure and Cables, 6 Speakers

2003

Deductive Object – Unfolding Bottari

Deductive Object – Unfolding Bottari

Deductive Object – Unfolding Bottari │ 연역적 오브제 – 보따리 펼치기

2002

Planted Names

Planted Names

Planted Names │ 심겨진 이름들
Set of 4 Woven Carpets
269x150cm / 338x150cm

2002

A Lighthouse Woman

A Lighthouse Woman

A Lighthouse Woman │ 등대여인
9 Different Lighting Sequences, 30:00, loop
Dimensions Variable

2002

Photo by Ryan King

Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Cloth, acrylic sheet and painted medium density fiber board
Overall: 7 × 36 × 13 5/8in. (17.8 × 91.4 × 34.6 cm)
Edition of 4

2002

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art
© Kimsooja / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Deductive Object

Deductive Object

Deductive Object │ 연역적 오브제
Used Korean Bedcovers
Dimensions Variable

2002

A Mirror Woman

A Mirror Woman

A Mirror Woman │ 거울여인
Korean Bedcovers, Mirrored Walls, Four Industrial Fans, Cables, Clothespins, Tibetan Monk's Chant
Dimensions Variable

2002

Epitaph

Epitaph

Epitaph │ 묘비명
Digital C-Print
116.8 x 152.4cm
Edition of 6 plus 4 artist's proofs

2002

Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2002

Encounter – Looking Into Sewing, 1998/2002

Encounter – Looking into Sewing │ 만남 – 바라보며 바느질하기
Vibacrome Print
212.1 x 126 cm
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs

2002

Photo by Lee Jong Soo

Performative Sculpture in 1988

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