Installation Series

Untitled, 2006. Installation with granite, soapstone, marble, and other stones collected over a long period of time.

History Flows, 1992 Hanji, bamboo, wheat paste, soybean oil

Cleansing by Time, 1997 Industrial Styrofoam, hanji, black and white paint An installation composed of two hundred and fifty sculptural forms, carved from industrial Styrofoam, wrapped in hanji, and finished in black and white paint.

Hyungjoo Kim’s recycling project items appear in different formats consistent with her “art to wear” and in the Hangul project. The recyclable materials that she uses are paper, metals, and medicinal herbs. Her use of Hanji (Korean Mulberry paper) also falls in this category. Kim discovers beauty from unexpected sources and gives new meaning to […]