Hani Kim is an artist from South Korea, currently living and working in Berlin. Over the past 12 years, she has spent about a third of her life in Seoul, Bern, Milan, and London. Her experiences living in diverse cities have enriched her perspective but also introduced a sense of mental confusion, influenced by the blend of Eastern and Western cultural elements. This inner dialogue is reflected in her art through themes of introspection and psychological complexity. Her work captures the interplay between her inner thoughts and feelings, shaped by both the chaos of her subconscious and the external world.
The dynamic interplay between instinct and control lies at the heart of her work, where natural forms evolve and transform into deliberate compositions. By allowing spontaneity to guide the initial stages of her work, she taps into the raw, unfiltered energy of the moment. However, as the work evolves, she introduces layers of control, refining and shaping the forms to reflect deeper meanings. This balance between the instinctive and the deliberate is central to her practice, reflecting the complexities of life itself, where we are often caught between chaos and order, the conscious and the subconscious.
