YONGHUN KIM

Artist Statement & Biography

Yonghun Kim is an artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersection of art, design, and technology through site-specific digital media interventions. His work investigates how urban spaces embody power, memory, and political narratives, focusing particularly on the erasure, reconstruction, and reimagination of marginalized histories. Kim is drawn to the fragility of memory in contested spaces, where traces of the past lie beneath the visible, waiting to be revealed.

With a postgraduate degree in City Design from the Royal College of Art and a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York, Kim’s research integrates postcolonial spatial theory and design methodologies. His practice examines the role of political power, urbanization, and commercialization in altering or erasing cultural memory. By employing immersive spatial storytelling and digital media-based interventions, such as projection installation, virtual reality, game, Kim challenges dominant historical narratives and creates speculative environments where past and present coexist.

For Kim, digital media serves not as a tool of representation but as a medium for spatial transformation, enabling the reimagination of histories beyond their architectural and geographic constraints. His work engages both physical and virtual spaces, using technology to activate sites of resistance, restoration, and cultural sustainability. In doing so, he seeks to create dynamic environments where history is not fixed but fluid, speculative, and interactive.

Kim’s work has been exhibited internationally, contributing to broader discussions on spatial justice, cultural sustainability, and the future of urban environments. Through experimentation with emerging technologies and collaboration across disciplines, he continues to expand the role of digital media in reshaping urban memory, identity, and the built environment. Ultimately, his practice aims to liberate narratives from static representations, offering new ways to engage with forgotten histories and envision possible futures.