Past Residents
Past Resident2016: LIG Art Space
Kim Dokyun (KDK)
Dokyun Kim’s photography work draws inspiration from abstract painting. He pushes the boundaries of photography to create virtual spaces, much in the tradition of science fiction films.
Dokyun Kim (born 1973, Gwangju, Korea) holds degrees from the Seoul Institute of the Arts and the Dusseldorf Art School, Germany. Kim has had solo exhibitions at the Perigee Gallery, Seoul; Gallery 2, Seoul; and Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin. He also participated in numerous group shows at Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, PLATEAU, and the Nam June Paik Art Center. His work is in the collections of the IKB Deutsche Industriebank, Germany; Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Korea; UBS, Switzerland; the Seoul Museum of Art; and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2016
April 29–April 30, 2016
Kim Dokyun (KDK), P Series, 2015, Photographs.
Kim Dokyun (KDK), W Series, 2014, Photographs.
Kim Dokyun (KDK), B Series, 2012, Photographs.
Kim Dokyun (KDK), SF Series, 2011, Photographs.
Kim Dokyun (KDK), LU Series, 2010, Photographs.
Residents from South Korea
Past Resident2016: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
Hsiang-Ning Huang
Hsiang-Ning Huang’s work focuses on the intersection of aesthetics and politics in contemporary art; in other words, the engagement of art in the political realm, providing a critical perspective on social realities and proposing an imagination towards a better future. Huang’s work suggests an alternative view of history, memory, and the human condition in the context of post-colonization and globalization.
Hsiang-Ning Huang (born 1982, Taipei) is a curator and a member of tamtamART Taipei, and previously worked at MoCA Taipei. Her recent curatorial projects include The Moment that Comes is about to Go – 6 Perspectives about Time, MoCA Taipei, 2016; Invading Heterotopia, a two-night projection in a historical area facing the crisis of urban renovation and transformation of local industry; and It’s not a REAL film, 2014.
Hsiang-Ning Huang, Invading Heterotopia, 2015, Video.
Hsiang-Ning Huang, It's not a REAL film, 2014.
Hsiang-Ning Huang, It's not a REAL film, 2014.
Past Resident2014: Edge of Arabia and Art Jameel
Taysir Batniji
Taysir Batniji (born 1966, Gaza) is a Palestinian visual artist who lives and works between Palestine and France, where he arrived in 1995. His multidisciplinary practice integrates drawing, painting, installation and performance, and is often closely tied to his culture and heritage. Since the early 2000s, the artist has focused mainly on images, photography and video. He devotes part of his work to analyzing the process of media information, especially in the Middle East. Batniji has participated in numerous international exhibitions, including Untitled, 12th Istanbul Biennial (2011); Future of a Promise, a collateral event of the 54th Venice Biennale (2011); Seeing is Believing, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2011); and RAY 2012 Fotografieprojekte Frankfurt/Rhein-Main (2012).
Taysir Batniji, Quiet Days at the UN, 2014, Video, 24:27 min.
