Shinwook Kim

Shinwook Kim uses photography to create innovative depictions of the natural world, often inspired by experiences relating to his native Korea. Nightwatch, a series for which he photographed natural settings at night, was inspired by his time as a lookout in the military, while his interest in Korean folklore and the country's indigenous freshwater fish served as inspiration for his series Korean Folk Painting in Photography and Freshwater Fish of Korea. Other works investigate the relationship of humans to nature, such as the desire to capture or possess it. Kim's photography series Aquarium, which depicts a selection of indoor aquariums, is an apt visualization of this desire.

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