Artist Statement/ Biography

Woojae Kim combines his research on biology with somatic experiences. He is currently learning about fire ecology and the histories and relationships between living creatures and the land. Through words used in both scientific and cultural discussions — such as colonization, control, and diversity — he observes how we relate to one another and to non-human entities.

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Woojae Kim (b. 1990, Seoul, Korea) is a Korean artist and writer living on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver, Canada). His works explore rituals of interdependency and listening to inaudible frequencies of relationships with non-humans and the land.
His work has recently been exhibited at Artspeak, Access Gallery in Vancouver, and Dreams Comma Delta in Ladner. His texts were published in the Canadian Art and the Capilano Review. Kim received an MFA from Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College. He was longlisted for the Sobey Art Award 2023.
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