KIM Yesul

Profile

Born in Changwon-si, South Korea in 1989. Lives and works in Seoul. Graduated with an MFA in Fine arts from Korea National University of Arts in 2022.
Kim is a visual artist and graphic designer whose research-driven practice examines social systems, language, and sensory politics. Working across video, sound, and installation, she explores how individuals navigate and transform environments not designed for them, focusing on non-standard strategies that emerge beyond structured systems.

Recent exhibitions
2024 “Space Time Scenarios,” Seoul Museum of Art
2024 “Dinosavr,” N/A gallery, Seoul
2023 “Ironclad Fragger,” AlterSide, Seoul
2022 “Doosan art lab,” Doosan gallery, Seoul
2020 “Artist Survival,” Sehwa Museum of Art, Seoul

Awards
2023 Seoul Museum of Art Nanji Residency
2021 Doosan Art lab, Doosan gallery, Seoul
2019 First-time grant for emerging artists, Arts Council Korea, Seoul

About works

Kim's practice unfolds through observing the errors that naturally emerge within rigid systems. She focuses on the non-standard survival strategies of those who exist outside precisely designed pipelines, and she has continuously developed works around these conditions.
She is interested in how subtle shifts in weight, temperature, and sensory conditions can disrupt power embedded in hierarchical systems. Through video, installation, and sculpture, she explores how individuals transform themselves within environments not designed for them.
Rather than remaining passive, she examines how they actively expand and reconfigure the boundaries of systems, revealing alternative modes of existence beyond standardized structures.