“Ephemera”, a solo exhibition of photography by Ayoung Kim is up at I-MYU Projects in London.
Ayoung Kim, Headless body found in Thames, 21 April, 2007, Digital C-Type Print, 2007.
These intricate constructions were made with the intent to photograph. The arrangement and lighting of the two-dimensional pieces present the illusion of an uncanny dream space.
Ayoung Kim, British teacher found buried in bathtub of sand, 28 March, 2007, Digital C-Type Print, 2008.
The content is pulled from some of the more gruesome headlines that unfortunately occur with regularity. Kim chooses to photograph angles that parallel our detachment from these events but also draws us in with the vantage point of the onlooker. The artist is in control of this world, at once personalizing the tragedies and shaping our response.
Ayoung Kim, Mystery of the poisoned spy, 1 Nov, 2006, Digital C-Type Print, 2007.
Ayoung Kim
Ephemera
24 July – 15 August 2009
I-MYU Projects
London
