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Light Coming Through a Crack Series
During his teenage years, while experiencing the limitations, fragility and unavoidable failure of human relationships, Kim’s world-view degraded into pessimism and cynicism. He became despondent as everything seemed meaningless and empty, as any relationship was bound for an eventual end. The artist's longing for meaning became revealed to him from the crack of a window in his bedroom. Since 2018 Kim has used reference to the crack that allows Light to emanate through, brightening up the space it is surrounded by. He believes the cracks are where the most painful stories are held, yet a place where Light can pierce into one's heart and does the Good work.
In the room where Light flooded in through the cracks Kim’s life, he wishes the same for the viewers to find rest in the room he creates.
The Light Coming Through a Crack, 2018, Color pencil on paper
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