Video Descption:
Miru Kim shares her simple method to battle stress – take a mini vacation by stepping outside and finding something new – which is how she began discovering the underground tunnels and abandoned buildings that inspire her photography work.
Photo: Miru Kim “Freedom Tunnel” New York City
About the Artist:
Miru Kim is a New York-based artist who has explored various urban ruins such as abandoned subway stations, tunnels, sewers, catacombs, factories, hospitals, and shipyards. She was featured as one of America’s Best and Brightest 2007 in Esquire magazine. Her work has been spotlighted in various other media such as The New York Times, TED.com, The Financial Times, NY Arts Magazine, ARTE France, Ovation TV, Time Out New York, PopPhoto.com, The Korea Daily, La Stampa, Berlingske Tidende, VanityFair.de, and Dong-A Daily. Public collections of her work include Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art.
Miru was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts in 1981 and was raised in Seoul, Korea. She moved back to Massachusetts in 1995 to attend Phillips Academy in Andover, and moved to New York City in 1999 to attend Columbia University. In 2006, she received an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute.
Links:
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i would do the same if i were you but i would solve scary mysteris about the otherside of the abanded tunnels
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[...] One of the best aspects of doing this series is that through it we’ve been able to not only get to know our friends better but also meet new friends and artists whom we admire and inspire us. Case in point: Miru Kim. We were introduced to her work through her video presentation on TED and became instantly fascinated by her approach and overall aesthetic. Her current photography series Naked City Spleen takes place in urban ruins and structures which she discovers on exploratory missions around the world. She breathes life and humanity into these otherwise abandoned spaces by introducing herself as both subject and observer. We had endless conversations about her work (too many to mention here) and were so happy when she agreed to join us for a 120 Seconds. [...]