Soojin Kim

Artist Statement 

Objects have the power of carrying the memories across space, time, culture and generations. I interpret the images of objects in the languages of paints and brushes to create an emotional and sensual communication. As a young adult I came to the United States to study and was exposed to the western art in a museum context. This had a dearest impact on my aesthetic sensibility and led to change the subject of study. My father’s illness and death in Korea, what I could access of him was the memory of him and his happy moments with American candies during the Korean War. The moment of joy of eating, biting, chewing, licking, cracking, stacking, sorting, role-playing …

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