Ayoung Kim:
Speculations and Tales
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Ayoung Kim:
Speculations and Tales
Ayoung Kim is a Seoul-based multidisciplinary artist, whose practice engages a diverse range of mediums, including video, virtual reality, installation, sound, and performance. ‘Speculations and Tales’ highlights a selection of her speculative short videos from the past decade, where she combines video, found footage, CGI, and 3D-scanned visuals into captivating whirlwinds of imagery and thought-provoking fictitious narratives. Throughout these videos, Kim delves into complex concepts, such as technological impact and accelerationism; the social, cultural, and political landscape of Korea; and the exploration of untold stories of neglected individuals. Her work invites viewers to reflect on the intersections of technology, nature, and human experiences.
The screening will be followed by a post-screening talk in English, via video call, where Ayoung Kim will be in conversation with M+ Moving Image Assistant Curator Savannah Shiu.
Ayoung Kim. Delivery Dancer's Sphere, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Ayoung Kim. Delivery Dancer's Sphere, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Ayoung Kim. Petrogenesis, Petra Genetrix, 2019, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Ayoung Kim. Porosity Valley 2: Tricksters' Plot, 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Ayoung Kim. Please Return to Busan Port (from Tales of a City), 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Ayoung Kim. Delivery Dancer's Sphere, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Ayoung Kim. Delivery Dancer's Sphere, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Ayoung Kim. Petrogenesis, Petra Genetrix, 2019, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Ayoung Kim. Porosity Valley 2: Tricksters' Plot, 2019. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
Ayoung Kim. Please Return to Busan Port (from Tales of a City), 2012. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.
About the Director
Ayoung Kim (b.1979, South Korea) is a Seoul-based multidisciplinary artist. Kim decisively integrates geopolitics, mythology, technology, and futuristic iconography in her work, and she retroactively seeks speculative time to infiltrate the present. Kim has presented her works internationally in numerous biennials, festivals, and institutions, including the Sharjah Biennial 15 (2023), Ars Electronica Festival, Linz (2023), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2016), and the 56th Venice Biennale (2015). Kim is a recipient of the Golden Nica Award, Prix Ars Electronica, Austria (2023); Terayama Shuji Prize, 37th Image Forum Festival, Japan (2023); and Best Film Award, Chuncheon SF Film Festival, Korea (2020), among others.
Image at top: Ayoung Kim. Delivery Dancer's Sphere, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.