Jeehee Kim
JEEHEE KIM is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works between London and Seoul. Now She is in the second year of her MFA Fine Art at Goldsmiths University in London, UK. She graduated with a BFA from Hongik University in Seoul, exploring oriental painting and oriental philosophy.
The artist's focus lies on the human body of the nomad, which migrates from its original realm, constantly undergoing physical and mental transformation. Through the use of her own visual language, she draws inspiration from a neuropsychological indicator known as 'Engram', which is a memory trace left on the body and at the same time, she aims to evoke the chronology inherent in the spaces where these traces are formed. Through the utilization of diverse tactile media and color, she develops an artistic prototype that conveys the finite yet fluid nature of the nomadic body and the associated spaces. This prototype transcends any specific language, region, gender, or relationship. Ultimately, it materializes within the exhibition space, positioning itself as an artistic exploration of the ontology of the genuinely nomadic body within contemporary society.
My artistic vision is to capture the phenomenological trails of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary through encounters with others. Such encounters consistently transform the individual beings on the multi-layered territory and leave an overlapping trace on their body and space. Thus, I adopt the methodology of sculptural painting to trace and taxidermize the cycles of transformation and connection. Ultimately, the chronology of you and me, translated into a visual language, will be offered to the audience as an artistic prototype to promote a flexible and horizontal world beyond the existing dichotomous borders.
