Gisoo Kim

Kim, Gisoo
Work and lives in Essen – Germany
Born 1971 in Seoul – South-Korea
Member of German Photographic Academy
Member of VG Bild-Kunst

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2019
Galerie Clara Maria Sels – Germany
Schloss Mitsuko – Germany
Kunstverein Rastatt – Germany

2018
Raum für Kunst – Düsseldorf – Germany
Kunstverein Bühl – Germany
Kunstverein Regensburg – Germany

2017
Kunstverein Würzburg – Germany
Kunst & Co – Flensburg – Germany

2016
Kunstverein Paderborn – Germany
Kunstraum no.10 – Mönchengladbach – Germany

2015
Artist house – Göttingen – Germany

2014
Kunstverein Bayreuth – Germany
Korean Cultural Center – Paris

2012
Kunstverein Heinsberg – Germany
Korean Cultural Center – Berlin – Germany
Galerie S – Festival across the borders – Aachen – Germany
Kunstverein – Trier – Germany

2011
Stadtgalerie Kaarst – Kunstverein Landshut – Germany

2010
Stadtgalerie Haus Köster Emden – Altena – Germany

2009
Kunstverein – Biberach – Germany

2008
Galerie Heimeshoff – Essen – Germany

2007
V.I.A.P. Galerie – Heerlen – The Netherlands
Baustelle Schaustelle/ temporary space for young art – Essen – Germany

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2021
Einschnitte – With Marc Dittrich – Mianki Gallery – Berlin – Germany

2020
With Stitch and Thread, Expressionist and Contemporary Art Juxtaposed – Museum August Macke Haus – Bonn – Germany

2019
Cubes & boxes – Raum für Kunst – Düsseldorf  – Germany

2018
Connections – Coelner Zimmer – Düsseldorf – Germany

2017
Eyes on nature – Haus Metternich – Koblenz – Germany
German Textile Museum – Krefeld – Germany
Orinoco – Photo weekend Düssledorf, plan.d. – Düsseldorf – Germany

2016
Fibrish – Miami Beach Urban Studiuos – USA
Artis discover Europe – Forum – Leverkusen – Germany

2015
Forum Kunst – Architektur – Essen – Germany

2014
Re-con-nect – Gallery Korea – New York – USA

2013
Juozasart Gallery – Vilnius – Lithuania
Museum Kunstpalast – Düesseledorf – Germany
Bcs Gallery – New York – USA

2011
Los Angeles Art association – Wilhelm Fabry Museum – Hilden – Germany

2010
Museum Kunstpalast – Dusseldorf – Germany
Project Space 333 – Seoul Art Space – Geumcheon Seoul – Korea

AWARDS
2021 Scholarship, Ministery for culture and science of North Rhein – Westphalia

2015 Artists program – Alfred Cläre Pott Foundation – Essen – Germany

2013 Young Talent Promotion of Arts Foundation of North Rhein – Westphalia – Germany

2011 2th Prize – Wilhelm Fabry Museum – Germany

2009 Young Talent Promotion of Arts Foundation of North Rhein – Westphalia – Germany

EDUCATION AND RESIDENCE
2010: Artist in Residence – Seoul Art Space – Geumcheon(SASG) Seoul – Korea

2004: Master student of Prof. Irmin Kamp, Master degree at Kunstakademie         Dusseldorf/Germany
Kunstakademie Dusseldorf by Prof. Magdalena Jetelová and Prof. Irmin Kamp

1997 – 2001 : Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg/Germany by Prof. Franz Ehrhard Walter and Prof. Wiebke Siem

1995 : Bachelor of fine arts in Seoul City University – Seoul – South-Korea

1991 / 1994: Study of sculpturing in the Seoul City University

In my works I have developed a new technique where I make a collage of photos, but instead of using glue or cutting the photos on the computer, I stitch the photos together with yarn. This way I bring together different places and situations that may be connected in a real or surreal manner. The stitches with yarn not only serve to join different photos together, but they also are stitchery drawings. The use of stitchery on photos gives depth, balances, different levels and structures to the works.

The individual photos are stitched together to make clothes or objects. On the photos can be found nature and pictures of the city. Some of the dresses only show the back of the photos. With my work I would like to focus on nature, sustainability and the coexistence of people. I give the clothes an identity that arises from several points of view and connects them together. By connecting places that obviously do not belong together, new realities emerge.