When I was a little boy, I used to like hiding in a quiet and isolated area. It could be under a desk, in the corner of a balcony, or inside a closet. Whenever I inhabited certain private spaces, it gave me a feeling of security. I believe that feeling is derived from a homing instinct which causes animals to go back to their primal territory.
I believe human beings have an inherent longing for a place like a womb in that it once provided us with a comfortable, quiet, and safe place as well as nutrition before we were born. For this series titled "Places to Hide," I intended to project this human desire for an enclosed area by placing naked bodies in those tiny spots, suggesting the idea of human animals hiding inside the womb in urban cities.
— Won Kim
With a fixed tripod, and a simple, straightforward technique, creates hand-ripped montages that compress time in one place.
Feeling trapped in her small room in a small town, creates artful diptychs and triptychs that reflect her boredom and frustration.
With beads, colored thread and scissors, French photographer has altered her family photo albums to explore the memories of her childhood, and as a way to help her understand her current identity. Winner 2nd Prize, Portfolio Category, LensCulture Exposure Awards 2010.
A photographer with a Japanese mother and a Swiss father tries to come to terms with his heritage through a series of factual, fictional and conceptual photographs.
