Sooah Kim
Sooah Kim is a Seoul-based ceramic artist whose practice explores memory, place, and the changing urban landscape. Working primarily with clay, she captures scenes from the older neighborhoods of Seoul—spaces often overlooked yet rich with history and emotion. Her work serves as both a quiet documentation of disappearing cityscapes and a personal reflection on the transience of modern life.
Drawing inspiration from her own daily walks and photographs taken along the way, Sooah hand-paints architectural motifs and street scenes onto ceramic slabs. Using a distinct technique of scratching into painted surfaces with a sharp tool, she evokes the act of reviving fading memories—rendering them permanent through the enduring nature of ceramics. Fired at 1250°C, each piece becomes a lasting imprint of moments that might otherwise be forgotten.
In her practice, Sooah reimagines clay not just as a sculptural material but as a canvas of remembrance. Her work invites viewers to connect with their own place-based memories, offering a contemplative space where personal and collective histories gently converge.
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