Bundanon

Soyoun Kim was born in South Korea and now lives on Wurundjeri country in Naarm/Melbourne.

Her creative practice examines cultural and gender identity, drawn from lived experiences as a female Korean-Australian immigrant. Working across photography, video, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and installation, her works often take the form of self-portraiture, evoking a sense of dark comedy. In her recent solo exhibition Tongue-Tongs, Kim used the body part of her tongue as a symbol for language, cultural translation, its hierarchy, and women’s silence.

Soyoun Kim’s works have been featured in both national and international exhibitions and have earned various awards. Her creative practice has been supported by the RACV Arts Grant and commissioned by Multicultural Arts Victoria, Knox Council, and the Korean Cultural Centre Sydney. She holds an MA from RMIT and an MCA from the Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne.

In Residence at Bundanon

The project examines the relationship between weeds and native habitats/species to expand its research into human relations, discussing the sense of belonging, differences, survival and violence. Weeds’ existence in the landscape of Bundanon will be contemplated through the visual engagement in the site as well as the sound of surrounding nature as the language of trees, water, birds and insects.

The creative process will involve photography, video, sound and printmaking to illustrate the relationship between weeds and the surroundings. The project is an initiation to lure into the conversations about the meaning of living together, considering various relations with others with differences.