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

Statement

My practice transforms the ephemeral traces of consumption—thermal receipts, packaging, and discarded documents—into monumental soft sculptures. These materials serve as an archive of my existence within the capitalist system, documenting the relentless cycle of earning and spending.
Having worked as a fashion director in the global manufacturing industry, I witnessed the radical reshaping of economic structures and the invisible labor behind mass production. My work critiques the commodification of the "American Dream" and questions how we assign value in a material-driven society.
I employ labor-intensive hand-stitching to suture these disregarded scraps into a cohesive whole. This repetitive, almost meditative act serves as a counter-narrative to the speed of fast capitalism. By bestowing time and care upon objects deemed "valueless," I reclaim the sanctity of labor and expose the hidden costs of our desires.​
© 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