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Hyun Jung Kim
Hyun Jung Kim was born in Seoul, Korea and currently lives and works in Virginia. Kim studied sculpture for her BFA (1998) and MFA (2000) at Seoul National University and studied studio art at Montclair State University for her second MFA. Kim won the prestigious “Dean’s Artist/Scholar Graduate Award” of the College of Arts upon graduation. Kim has showed her work in United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Europe. Kim’s works are the collections of Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in NYC, City of Riverside in California, Capital One headquarter in Richmond, NOVA AAPI Intercultural Center in Virginia, the Museum of Turnov, Czech Republic, etc. Kim has a studio at Torpedo Factory Art Center in Virginia.
“I ask the ontological question of who I am to establish a unique language, drawing on reviews of previous generations’ revealed studies. This question leads to the interests about a human being’s value and humanity in current society and I make wearable sculptures for interactive projects with the public to remind them of their own values, or panels which have words or sentences related to subjects of interest.
As my visual language, I developed the idea to use the dots and codes of Braille to deliver meanings in language form, but also to create a visually decorative and abstract look.”
 Blind in Art-Let it goIron, Pearls, Silk String, Malevich's Square; 79.5 x 79.5 cm |  Humans are jewelsKorean silk, Photo, Resin, Brass; 30 x 30 x 36" |  Humans are jewelsKorean silk, Photo, Resin, Brass; 79 x 30 x 2" |  Blind in Art-Lord's PrayerIron, Pearls, Silk string, Malevich's square; 79.5 x 79.5 cm |
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