Yuni Kim
Artist
Her work begins with listening closely and quietly to places, materials, and the histories they hold. Objects are never neutral. They carry time, memory, and traces of those who came before.
Growing up in Busan and working in Berlin, she explores the subtle intersections of memory, land, and generations, translating these connections into her practice.
Through slowness, touch, and spatial presence, her objects transform memory into experiences that are felt rather than explained. Each work opens a space for quiet reflection, layered experiences, and personal interpretation.
Selected Exhibitions / Performances
2025
‘Max Artists’ Im Atelier Liebermann, Max Liebermann Haus, Berlin, DE
공간, Gonggan, 31 rue des 7 arpents, 93500 Pantin, FR
2024
appartement témoin, 31 rue des 7 arpents, 93500 Pantin, FR
kochen, gärtnern, reparieren, TEILE 2o46 e.V, Berlin, DE
2023
Jahresendzeitfiguren, SOX, Berlin, DE
Shapes of Action, Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, DE
Looking through, Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, DE
2022
Winter Garden, Teile 2o46 e.V., Berlin, DE *Solo
Standard Leinwand, Galerie Lusvardi Art, Milano, IT
15 Jahre IBB-Preis für Photographie, Karl Hofer Gesellschaft, Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, DE
2021
밥, 배, 나비 – Bab, Bae, NaBi, SOX, Berlin, DE *Solo
Air-Performance, Aerodynamic, by Team Magic, 48 stunden neukölln, im Park Lessinghöhe, Berlin, DE
2020
FREITOD, KUNSTSAELE Berlin, DE
Backstage – Hands on the Wall, KUNSTSAELE, Berlin, DE
Retina, Zeiss-Großplanetarium, Berlin, DE
2019
Stilles Leben, Part of the IBB-Preis für Photographie 2019, IBB Atrium Berlin, DE *Solo
Schrein der Freundschaft (2), BKV Brandenburgischer Kunstverein Potsdam e.V., DE
2018
DIE KUNST GEHT NACH BROT, Baeckerei, Berlin, DE
Spiele mit der Ewigkeit, Grimmmuseum, Berlin, DE
OFFBEAT, Schau Fenster, Berlin, DE
2017
scheinbar|offensichtlich, with Dagmar Weissinger **Duo
Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, DE
Heimsuche, Studio Picknick, Berlin, DE *Solo
Good Friends, Kunstpunkt, Berlin, DE
The presence of Absence, Kunstverein Neukölln e.v.,Berlin, DE
2016
Silence as Attitude, Arndt Gallery, Berlin, DE
VIEW-MASTER, Gallery Aanant & Zoo, Berlin, DE
Fresher than Fresh, Kunstraum Baeckerei Moabit, Berlin, DE
2015
Wo die verschwundenen Dinge sind, Galerie im Tempelhof Museum, Berlin, DE *Solo
2014
Love, Aids, Riot, Sex, Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin, DE
IF IT FIT, Streichholzmuseum, Jönköping, SE
Ab sofort: zwei Zimmer möbliert, Galerie Wedding, Berlin, DE
Homo Ludens, nominees for the 12th Kunstpreis des Bezirks Schöneberg-Tempelhof, Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin, DE
Schauwerk Berlin 06, Malzfabrik, Berlin, DE
Grants / Awards / Residencies
2018-2024
Stiftung Brandenburger Tor, Max – Artists in Residence in Schools, Berlin, DE
2024
Summer Academy, Gut Siggen, Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S., Hamburg, DE
2019
IBB Prize for Photography, Karl Hofer Gesellschaft, Berlin, DE
2016
Ursula Hanke-Förster Foundation Award, Berlin, DE
2015
Hunter Collage MFA Exchange Program, New York City, US
2015
Diffring Award (Diffring Prize for Sculpture), Berlin, DE
2014
1st Prize at the 12th Art Prize of Haus am Kleist Park, Berlin, DE
Selected Talks / Workshops
2024
Whisper of the Tides, Workshop with Students, Performance, IUAV University, Venice, IT
After Work Walk and Talk, Stiftung Brandenburger Tor, Max Liebermann Haus, Berlin, DE
Sugungga 수궁가 水宮歌, Workshop with Teachers and Students, Stiftung Brandenburger Tor, Berlin, DE
2023
Beyond UdK, Talk, University of the Arts Berlin, DE
Shapes of Action, Talk, Kommunale Galerie Berlin, DE
Looking through, Talk, Kommunale Galerie Berlin, DE
2022
Tag der offene Tür, Workshop, Stiftung Brandenburger Tor, Max Liebermann Haus, Berlin, DE
Selected Publications
2025
Im Atelier Liebermann: Max-Artists, Stiftung Brandenburger Tor, Max Liebermann Haus
2023
‘15 years IBB-Prize for Photography’, Karl Hofer Gesellschaft e.V. ,Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB)
2022
‘Max-Magazin’, Stiftung Brandenburger Tor, Max Liebermann Haus
2021
‘Kunstsaele’, Katalog, Distanz Verlag
2019
Yuni Kim ‘Stiles Leben’, IBB-Prize for Photography 2019, Karl Hofer Gesellschaft e.V., Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB)
yunikim@posteo.net
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