Kim Hankyul
(He/him)
Address: Romsås senter 1, 0970 Oslo
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17
My work explores the intersection of sound and visuals to challenge the familiar tropes of societal norms, revealing the underlying subhuman state and the structure of alienation stemming from daily media surroundings. By erasing the line between authentic and simulated experiences, my work instils a sense of eeriness, leading audiences to critically reevaluate the reality, and to further question historical patterns of surveillance and control.
Kinetic Sound Installation, Sculpture
Olympia (of the False Consciousness and of the Abused Look), Kim Hankyul, kinetic sound installation/sculpture, size variables (total space dimension ca. 400cm each side), 2023, installation view in Entrée Bergen, photographed by Bent René Synnevåg.
Maman by Louise Petit-Bourgeois, Kim Hankyul, kinetic sculpture, 35 x 38 x 32 (w x d x h) cm, 2023. Photographed by Bent René Synnevåg.
AV Buddha (detail), Kim Hankyul, kinetic sound installation, 2022, Oslo Kunstforening. Photographed by av Julie Hrnčířová / Oslo Kunstforening.
Forest_Sound_Motor_Machine.mov, hand-sculpted wood, hand-bent metal, hand-sculpted plastic, silicone, found objects, AC-motors, Arduino software, iPhones, greenscreen, microphones, two-channel videos looping and live-streaming, recorded audio, 4-channel speakers, size variables (max height ca. 350 cm), installation view in Kunstnerforbundet, 2023-2024. Photographed by Jon Gorospe.
In my studio
Every step of production happens inside the studio, mainly including wood, metal and multimedia fabrication.
Planned projects and exhibitions
2027 solo exhibition in Hulias, Oslo
2026 solo exhibition SOLO OSLO in Munch Museum, Oslo
2026 solo exhibition in Hå Gamle Prestegard, Nærbø
2025 solo exhibition in Lydgalleriet, Bergen
2025 Public art installation in Oslo Bussterminal, Oslo
CV
Education
2019 MFA, Department of Fine Art, The University of Bergen
2016 BA, Department of Aesthetics, Seoul National University
Awards
2022 Sparebankstiftelsen DNBs stipend
2021 Kistefos-prize in the Annual Autumn Exhibition
2019 USF studio award, KMD
Collection
Astrup Fearnley Collection, Oslo, Norway
Solo Presentations (selected)
2024 M.Butterfly vol.2 : Death Proof, esc medien kunst labor, Graz
2024 Forest_Sound_Motor_Machine.mov, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2023 ( ͡°( ͡° ͜ʖ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ʖ ͡°) ͡°), Entrée, Bergen
2023 Bildungsroman, Nitja senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm
2022 Gust : a Savage Tale for an Imaginary Wanderer, Gyldenpris Kunsthall, Bergen
2022 M. Butterfly, KRAFT, Bergen
2020 The Tempest, Østre, EKKO Festival no.17, Bergen
2020 Jazz by Jazz, Atelier Nord, Oslo
Group Presentations (selected)
2024 Christmas Exhibition, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2024 Liquidation Totale, curated by Andy Rankin, Paris
2024 Salón Acme, Mexico city
2023 Christmas Exhibition, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo
2023 Ring Ring Ring, curated by Andy Rankin, Pal Project, Paris
2022 Sparebankstiftelsen DNBs stipendutstilling, Oslo
2021 Høstutstillingen 2021, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
2021 Cracks and Reforms and Bursts in the Violet Air, After the Butcher, Berlin
2020 Nordiskulptur, Galleria sculptor, Helsinki
2019 With Eyes Closed, Call me, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen
2019 Radio Space : Borealis 2019, Borealis Festival, Bergen
2019 After School Special : Transgene, Landmark (Bergen Kunsthall), Bergen
2018 (Theatre) Chairs, Eyes, a Blind Prophet, collaborated with Byoung- Society, Doosan Art Center, Seoul
2017 Cancellation Resisting Sounds, Unofficial Preview Gallery, Seoul
Artist Residency
2023 Pilchuck Emerging Artist in Residence, Stanwood, USA
2021 S12 Gallery and Workshop, Bergen, Norway
2021 Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts, Bergen, Norway
2020 Nordic artist’s centre Dale, Dale, Norway