Biography
Seunggu KIM lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. He earned his BFA in photography from Sangmyung University, and MFA in visual art from Korea National University of Arts. He tries to show how we live by balancing unnatural elements through the frame of a photograph. In order to interpret the complex reality, it reveals the process of how the center and the edge, tradition and modernity, spiritual values and material desires intersect, mix, and evolve through everyday subjects such as cities, suburbs, leisure, and climate.
김승구는 한국예술종합학교와 상명대학교에서 사진과 시각예술을 전공했다. 그는 사진의 프레임을 통해 부자연스러운 요소들의 균형을 맞추는 것으로, 우리가 어떻게 살고 있는지를 보여주고 있다. 특히, 복잡한 한국 사회를 해석하기 위해서 도시, 근교, 여가, 기후와 같은 다양한 소재와 현상을 관찰하고 이를 통해 중심과 주변부, 전통과 현대, 정신적 가치와 물질적 욕망이 한국 사회 안에서 어떻게 교차하고 뒤섞이며 진화하는지 그 과정을 드러낸다.
Education
2012 M.F.A in School of Visual Arts, Korea National University of Arts, Korea
2007 Department of Photography, Sangmyung University, Korea
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Better Days, Filter Space, Chicago
2019 Better Days, The Korea Society, New York
2019 Bam Islet, KT&G Sangsangmadang Gallery, Seoul
2018 A Day Trip, Artbit Gallery, Seoul
2017 Better Days, SongEun ArtStorage: White Cube Project, Seoul
2017 City of Glass, BMW Photo Space, Busan
2016 Envisaged in a Dream, Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul
2015 A List of Landscapes, SongEun Art Cube, Seoul
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Wonders and Witness: Contemporary Photography from Korea, Center for Creative Photography, Arizona
7ème édition, Alt+1000 Festival, Neuchatel
Kim Seunggu, Son Changan, MoPS, Seoul
Truth, Galerie Huit Arles, Arles
Korean Contemporary Photography: Insights into Nature and Humanity, Korean Cultural Center, Rome
Korean Contemporary Photography: Insights into Nature and Humanity, Korean Cultural Center, Budapest
2022
Jingyeong Sansu, Botanic Gardens, Belfast
That's my World, Apfelwein Galerie, Frankfurt
2021
Zapping the Archive, Bleschunov Municipal Museum, Odessa
Mapping the Multitude, Museum Centre Ploshchad Mira, Krasnoyarsk
Different Dimension, City Art Centre, Novosibirsk
Edition VI, Galerie Echo119, Paris
2020
Information, Fotografiska, New York
BBA Photography Prize, BBA Gallery, Berlin
Ten by Ten, The Silos, FotoFest, Houston
Edition VI, Contour Gallery, Rotterdam
2019
KT&G SKOPF Artist of the year, GoEun Museum of Photography, Busan
Beyond Boundaries, Aperture Gallery, New York
Format International Photography Festival, Quad, Derby
Greetings from South Korea, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing
Photo London, Somerset House, London, UK
Aint-Bad: Collaborations, Laney Contemporary Fine Art, Savannah
Anarchy, Helsinki Photography Festival, Helsinki
Need/Want, 72 Gallery, Tokyo
Need/Want, The UPI Gallery, New York
Trusted Memory, St Annes Square, Belfast
PhotoIreland, The Museum of Contemporary Photography of Ireland, Dublin
Need/Want, No. 3, 4 Warehouse, Taipei
2018
Ring Ring Belt, Donuimun Open Creative Village, Seoul
Jimei X Arles Photo Festival, Xiamen
Role-playing: Rewriting Mythologies, Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu
2017
Gyeonggi Art Prism 2017, Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art
2016
50X50, Art Sonje, Seoul
2015
Summer Love, SongEun Art Space, Seoul
Our Happy day, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul
Awards & Grants
2023 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, Revela't Festival, Spain
2023 13th Ilwoo Photo Award, Ilwoo Foundation, Seoul, Korea
2022 OpenWalls Arles Winner, British Journal of Photography, UK
2022 MH Talent Portfolio, Museum Hanmi, Korea
2022 JRNL 11, FotoFilmic, Canada
2022 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, Belfast Photo Festival, UK
2021 JRNL 8, FotoFilmic, Canada
2020 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, Aperture Foundation, USA
2020 First Prize, Life Framer, UK
2019 Ten by Ten, Houston FotoFest, USA
2019 Grand Prix Winner, Tokyo International Photography Competition, Japan
2019 Ones to Watch, British Journal of Photography, UK
2019 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, Belfast Photo Festival, UK
2019 Fund for Korean Art Abroad, Korea Arts Management Service, Seoul, Korea
2019 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, Helsinki Photo Festival, Finland
2019 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, Format International Photography Festival, UK
2018 Korean Photographer's Fellowship-Final Artist of the year, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul, Korea
2018 Selected as a 'Supported Artist of Solo Exhibition', Filter Photo, USA
2018 Finalist of Art Photography Awards, Lens Culture, Netherlands
2018 Selected as an Artist for Funds to Support the Solo Exhibition, The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea
2016 Selected as an Artist for funds to Support the Solo Exhibition, The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea
2014 Selected as a 'Supported Artist of Solo Exhibition', SongEun Art and Cultural Foundation, Korea
Public Collection
2023 Museum Hanmi, Korea
2022 The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
2022 National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Art Bank, Korea
2021 Museum Centre Ploshchad Mira, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2020 Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, US
2020 KT&G Sangsangmadang, Korea
2018 National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Art Bank, Korea
2017 Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, Korea
2017 GoEun Photo Museum, Korea
2010 Dong-gang Photo Museum, Korea
학 력
2012 한국예술종합학교 미술원 조형예술과 예술전문사 졸업
2007 상명대학교 사진학과 졸업
개인전
2019 ⟪Better Days⟫, Filter Space, 시카고
2019 ⟪Better Days⟫, The Korea Society, 뉴욕
2019 ⟪밤섬⟫, KT&G 상상마당 갤러리, 서울
2018 ⟪A Day Trip⟫, 아트비트 갤러리, 서울
2017 ⟪Better Days⟫, 송은 수장고: 화이트 큐브 프로젝트, 서울
2017 ⟪유리의 성⟫, BMW Photo Space, 부산
2016 ⟪꿈에 그린⟫, 탈영역 우정국, 서울
2015 ⟪풍경의 목록⟫, 송은아트큐브, 서울
주요 그룹전
2023
⟪Wonders and Witness: Contemporary Photography from Korea⟫, Center for Creative Photography, 애리조나 ⟪제 7 에디션⟫, Alt+1000 Festival, 뇌샤텔
⟪김승구, 손창안⟫, MoPS, 서울
⟪Truth⟫, Galerie Huit Arles, 아를
⟪Korean Contemporary Photography: Insights into Nature and Humanity⟫, 한국문화원, 로마
⟪Korean Contemporary Photography: Insights into Nature and Humanity⟫, 한국문화원, 부다페스트
2022
⟪Jingyeong Sansu⟫, Botanic Gardens, 벨파스트
⟪That's my World⟫, Apfelwein Galerie, 프랑크푸르트
2021
⟪Zapping the Archive⟫, Bleschunov Municipal Museum, 오데사
⟪Mapping the Multitude⟫, Museum Centre Ploshchad Mira, 크라스노야르스크
⟪Different Dimension⟫, City Art Centre, 노보시비르스크
⟪Edition VI⟫, Galerie Echo119, 파리
2020
⟪Information⟫, Fotografiska, 뉴욕
⟪BBA Photography Prize⟫, BBA Gallery, 베를린
⟪Ten by Ten⟫, The Silos, 포토페스트, 휴스턴
⟪Edition VI⟫, Contour Gallery, 로테르담
2019
⟪KT&G SKOPF Artist of the year⟫, 고은사진미술관, 부산
⟪Beyond Boundaries⟫, Aperture Gallery, 뉴욕
⟪Format International Photography Festival⟫, Quad, 더비
⟪Greetings from South Korea⟫, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, 북경
⟪Photo London⟫, Somerset House, 런던
⟪Aint-Bad: Collaborations⟫, Laney Contemporary Fine Art, 사바나
⟪Anarchy⟫, Helsinki Photography Festival, 헬싱키
⟪Need/Want⟫, 72 Gallery, 도쿄
⟪Need/Want⟫, The UPI Gallery, 뉴욕
⟪Trusted Memory⟫, St Annes Square, 벨파스트
⟪PhotoIreland⟫, The Museum of Contemporary Photography of Ireland, 더블린
⟪Need/Want⟫, No. 3, 4 Warehouse, 타이페이
2018
⟪Ring Ring Belt⟫, 돈의문 박물관 마을, 서울
⟪Jimei X Arles Photo Festival⟫, 샤먼
⟪역할극: 신화 다시쓰기⟫, 대구사진비엔날레, 대구
2017
⟪경기 아트 프리즘 2017⟫, 경기도 미술관, 경기
2016
⟪50X50⟫, 아트선재, 서울
2015
⟪Summer Love⟫, 송은아트스페이스, 서울
⟪기쁜 우리 좋은 날⟫, 서울시립북서울미술관, 서울
수상 및 성과
2023 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, 리벨라트 페스티벌, 스페인
2023 제13회 일우사진상 '올해의 주목할 만한 작가', 출판부문, 일우재단, 한국
2022 OpenWalls Arles Winner, British Journal of Photography, 영국
2022 젊은 사진가 포트폴리오, 뮤지엄한미, 한국
2022 JRNL 11, FotoFilmic, 캐나다
2022 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, 벨파스트 포토 페스티벌, 영국
2021 JRNL 8, FotoFilmic, 캐나다
2020 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, Aperture Foundation, 미국
2020 First Prize, Life Framer, 영국
2019 Ten by Ten, 휴스턴 사진비엔날레, 미국
2019 Grand Prix Winner, Tokyo International Photography Competition, 일본
2019 Ones to Watch, British Journal of Photography, 영국
2019 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, 벨파스트 포토 페스티벌, 영국
2019 해외기관 초청, 협력 전시 지원, 예술경영지원센터, 한국
2019 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, 헬싱키 포토 페스티벌, 핀란드
2019 Open Submission Exhibition Winner, 포멧 포토 페스티벌, 영국
2018 제11회 한국사진가 지원프로그램 SKOPF 올해의 최종 작가, KT&G 상상마당, 한국
2018 필터스페이스 전시작가, 필터 포토, 미국
2018 Art Photography Awards-Finalist, 렌즈컬처, 네덜란드
2018 서울문화재단 예술작품지원 전시작가, 서울문화재단, 한국
2016 서울문화재단 예술작품지원 전시작가, 서울문화재단, 한국
2014 송은아트큐브 전시 지원 작가, 송은문화재단, 한국
소 장
2023 뮤지엄한미, 한국
2022 푸쉬킨 미술관, 모스코바, 러시아
2022 국립현대미술관 정부미술은행, 서울, 한국
2021 플로샤드 미라 미술관, 크라스노야르스크, 러시아
2020 현대사진미술관, 시카고, 미국
2020 KT&G 상상마당 갤러리, 서울, 한국
2018 국립현대미술관 정부미술은행, 서울, 한국
2017 경기도 미술관, 안산, 한국
2017 고은사진미술관, 부산, 한국
2010 동강사진박물관, 영월, 한국
교육 경력
2023 홍익대학교 시각디자인전공
2014-2022 한국예술종합학교 미술원 조형예술과
2015-2016 중앙대학교 문화예술교육원