DONG KYU KIM
  • Artwork
    • Becoming American
    • Consuming Memories
    • My Body is a Battleground
    • Shape of You
    • Temporarily Qualified
    • Officially Void
    • The Most Famous Stripes
    • The United Stitches
  • Exhibitions
    • My Body is a Battleground 2022
    • Everything Must Go 2022
    • Becoming American 2022
    • The Stranger in Heaven 2020
    • Consuming Memories 2020
    • American Stitches 2019
  • STATEMENT
  • BIO/CV
  • Contact

​My Body is a Battleground

​The works in the series My Body is a Battleground are composed of my previously-worn face masks from the COVID-19 pandemic, along with printed images of my face from visas and driver’s licenses. The materials are sewn together by hand to create a patchwork design.
My Body Is A Battleground #1, 2021, face masks, laser print photo, thread, 31 x 31 inches
My Body Is A Battleground #1 (detail), 2021, face masks, laser print photo, thread, 31 x 31 inches
My Body Is A Battleground, 2021, face masks, laser print photo, thread, 60 x 36 inches
My Body Is A Battleground (detail), 2021, face masks, laser print photo, thread, 60 x 36 inches
My Body Is A Battleground #5, 2022, previously worn face masks, thread, 100 PVC clear vinyl, 54 x 72 inches
My Body Is A Battleground #5 (detail), 2022, previously worn face masks, thread, 100 PVC clear vinyl, 54 x 72 inches
© COPYRIGHT DONG KYU KIM 2024
  • Artwork
    • Becoming American
    • Consuming Memories
    • My Body is a Battleground
    • Shape of You
    • Temporarily Qualified
    • Officially Void
    • The Most Famous Stripes
    • The United Stitches
  • Exhibitions
    • My Body is a Battleground 2022
    • Everything Must Go 2022
    • Becoming American 2022
    • The Stranger in Heaven 2020
    • Consuming Memories 2020
    • American Stitches 2019
  • STATEMENT
  • BIO/CV
  • Contact