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"North Korea, the Great Sadness"
North Korea, the nation of worst human rights violation. Even now countless souls are being snuffed out by famine, executions, political incarcerations, and failed escapes attempts. And the refugees hiding in remote corners of China live out their days in perpetual fear of repatriation.
I cannot possibly understand their suffering, but with their cries of anguish ringing in my heart I just burned and burned, because there was no other method that could possibly convey the depth of their suffering.
I quietly offer them these half-burnt ashes, knowing that one day the blood they¡¯ve shed will become sparks that will make bloom the flower of freedom.
When I¡¯ll paint about the beauty of unified Korea I eagerly hope for the days.
Gongsan Kim
* BIO
2009 B.F.A. Corcoran College of Art & Design, Washington, D.C.
Solo Exhibition
2013 "Trampled Ember," Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, New York
2012 "NK elegy," Gallery All, Seoul, Korea
2012 "NK elegy" Sanjunghyun Church, Seoul, Korea
2012 "NK elegy" Korean Embassy, Washington D.C.
2010 ¡°New Korea: Almost There,¡± Korea Monitor Gallery, Annandale, Virginia
Two-Person Show
2011 ¡°BabBaDa: Rice Ocean,¡± Space Womb, Long Island City, New York
Selected Group Exhibition
Upcoming Three-Person Show, Jul 2 - 29, 2013, Gallery B, Bethesda, MD
2013 "The Korean Wave 2013," Korus House, Washington D.C.
2013 'Viva 2013" HAMM annual group show, Korean Embassy, Washington
2012 Salon Show, "Fill the Space," Space Womb, Long Island City, New York
2012 "Blurring Boundaries" HAMM annual group show, Lorton, Virginia
2011 ¡°MiniSolo Show,¡± Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2009 Renaissance Hotel Selection, Washington, D.C.
2008 Girls Gotta Run Project3: Empowered by Artistry, Sewall-Belmont Museum, Washington, D.C.