Joanne Ji Young Kim
Region: Pacific Coast
My work is based on childhood memories of Seoul, South Korea.
Until I was seven years old, I would spend weekdays in the city and
weekends at my grandparents’ house in the suburbs. At the time,
the suburbs were a quiet and serene escape from the busy urban
environment. I felt as if time had frozen there. With the absence
of adults during the daytime, it seemed that I and my friends were
the only people in the world, holding all the power. Recollecting
these memories, I paint my hometown from the point of view of
a seven-year-old girl. Through my work, I would like to engage
viewers with the world I create with my nostalgic memories.