‘Dancer in the Mirror Field’:
Artist Talk with Ayoung Kim
‘Dancer in the Mirror Field’:
Artist Talk with Ayoung Kim
Dancer in the Mirror Field is a work of speculative fiction that depicts an annual dance competition organised by a delivery service platform. Coordinated by a mysterious entity, the contest aims to identify the individual with the most optimised movements. The film explores the contemporary obsession with efficiency and the performative effects it has on bodies in the service of wider technological and economic forces.
In this talk, Ayoung Kim will discuss the making of Dancer in the Mirror Field, her collaborative motion capture process, and her work with game engines and machine learning technologies. She will be joined by her stunt choreographer, Cha-I Kim, who also worked on Squid Game. The discussion will be moderated by Sunny Cheung, M+ Curator of Design and Architecture. The talk will be held in English and Korean, with consecutive interpretation in English.
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
About the Speaker
Ayoung Kim (born 1979, South Korea) is a Seoul-based multidisciplinary artist who works across installation, sound, performance, and moving image. Her celebrated Delivery Dancer series investigates mythology, navigation systems, and optimisation technologies. Kim has exhibited her work in many biennials, festivals, and institutions, including Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2025); Tate Modern, London (2025); Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2025); National Asian Cultural Centre, Gwangju (2024-2025); Museum of Modern Art, New York (2024); Sharjah Biennial 15 (2023); Ars Electronica Festival, Linz (2023); and the 56th Venice Biennale (2015). Kim is a recipient of the LG Guggenheim Award, New York (2025); ACC Future Prize, Gwangju (2024); Golden Nica Award, Prix Ars Electronica, Linz (2023); and Terayama Shuji Prize, 37th Image Forum Festival, Tokyo (2023); among others.
Portrait of Ayoung Kim. Photo: Kanghyuk Lee (snakepool), courtesy of the artist
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Image at top: Ayoung Kim. Dancer in the Mirror Field, 2025. Commissioned by M+ and Powerhouse, presented by Julius Baer, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the artist