T3 PHOTO ASIA- kdk(Kim Dokyun)
In T3 PHOTO ASIA, an entire wall is composed of the 6 series out of 16 series from his career (mostly abstract images).
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w
w.pl-08, w.pl-03
w.pl-51, w.pl-41,
The W Series stands for wall, winkle, and white. The optical illusion that arises in the process of transition from three-dimensional space to two-dimensional photography is a phenomenon of error that occurs from the compression of the third-dimensional information. The giant space and/or the extremely concentrated small space that appear in photographs of the edges of a space allow multiple, various interpretations precisely because there is suddenly an absence of information on the scale of the original space. The works, w.pl, are photographs that captured the edge of the chair, artwork, and space of the gallery for his space study exhibition that was held in the now-gone Plateau. One-third of the editions are collected at Leeum Museum.
w.stdl-02, w.nap-01, w.bhdsu-01 are artworks that feature a traditional black and white print method called Gelatin Silver Print. The artist captured the edges of various museum spaces in Europe with his digital camera and applied this technique, the process he calls ‘Re-Analog’. By transitioning pixel to grain, he went through meticulously planned yet fastidious processes to endow them with an analog vibe.
w.stdl-02, w.nap-01, w.bhdsu-01
sf
The sf series is completed through a process of refining and transforming the real, present space into an imaginary, future space. He redefines the popular terminology ‘sf’ from ‘science fiction’ to ‘space faction’ to translate this ineffable imaginary space into images. For example, sf.Sel-21 is a work that captures the support part of Damien Hirst’s Golden Legend, but the viewer is led to imagine the Pharaoh or the Tutankhamun mask from ancient Egypt.
sf.Sel-21
b
b.ac.cj-05
The b series may, at first glance, appear as if it captures a moment in starry night. However, upon closer examination, one finds something peculiar about the composition of b. A lack of any illuminating explanation leads most of the viewers into hermeneutic chaos. The trick here is that the photographic representation of the objects appears more real than their realistic presence, particularly when viewed with the naked eye. Such a technique introduces viewers to the irony between the fact that photography captures the real and that the digital process can always make changes to such captured images. Unable to tell which is which, the viewers surrender judgment and enjoy the constellation in the night sky. One of the works shot with this trick, titled b.ac.cj-05, is, in fact, a photograph of caviar on a plate. As such, the b series features ordinary, everyday objects such as curtains, a couch, or a broken monitor screen as its main protagonist.
p
p.MYKITA + Maison Martin Margiela MMDUAL001
p.kikki.K TEALIGHT HOLDER DREAMING WHITE
p.HORIN Stick Assortment
Works in the p series are concentrated representations of white packages in various shapes and sizes. Its sole purpose being the protection for what lies inside, these packages are usually sorted as recyclable waste and entertain no attention whatsoever. However, their shapes do create an unimaginably warm and beautiful geometric abstraction. Shades created by the form of the material and the differences in height from the dents create a sense of ‘shallow’ spatiality, all the while conjuring various forms on a white canvas in and of itself. The gaze that we devote to buildings as a form of protection for those who live inside is now shifted to the space inside the packages that also serves as a form of protection for what lies inside.
still life
20180114-banh mi pizza
20180326-거울속의 그는 왼손잡다_배정완
20180522-Sellier Cellphone Strap_Hermès
20180809_falafel_Rissani
20180815_Unité
d’Habitation Berlin_Le
Corbusier
20180819_An einem Sontag im August
The still life series – or perhaps more precisely, project – began on New Year’s Day and ended on New Year’s Eve in 2018. It is a project in which the artist used his phone to capture an object that symbolizes that particular day every day for a year and extracted a representative color from the said photograph. He uploaded and archived his results on his Instagram account @kdkkdk. He uploaded 365 still life photography for the duration of 365 days, with only the color and the name of the object on his online platform (Instagram). His offline works that were actually put into production have both sides in the frame, with information on the extracted color on the front and the original photography on the back.
20181109_Texte zur Theorie der Fotografie_Reclam
20181120_F35_CH
EYENNE_FREITAG
20181203_TOMOYA
20181229_wärmflasche_fashy
20181230_esquisse_59type #1_obsession
20181231_2018년 12 월 31일 23시59분59초의 하늘
abs
The abs series are works that abstracted a concrete object with techniques and mechanisms unique to photography art. In this series, rain, snow, and still life appear as objects and are applied photographic techniques such as long exposure, shallow focus, and panning shots. In this modern age where cameras with over 1 million pixels allow us a precise and detailed representation of the object, the artist tries to make vague the identity of the object while focusing on the form or color. Through this process, he aims to implement both temporality and spatiality in his works. The work titled abs.sgp_c-1 is an abstraction of the curtain at his studio, leading viewers to imagine the beautiful scenery behind the window.
abs.sgp_c-1