Christine Sun Kim: Oh Me Oh My

The monograph explores the groundbreaking work of Christine Sun Kim, an artist who foregrounds the visual, physical, and political dimension of sound. She uses elements from various information systems to develop a dryly humorous visual vocabulary in a variety of mediums, aiming to draw attention to the power imbalances between the hearing world and the Deaf community and celebrate the generative possibilities and creative energy that can arise from interactions between people with different positionalities and modes of communication.

Format: Hardback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 09 May 2024
Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers

In this comprehensive monograph, we delve into the groundbreaking artistic endeavors of Christine Sun Kim, an American-born artist residing in Berlin. Through a combination of essays, short texts, reflections, an interview, and an abundance of large-scale images showcasing Kim's work, we explore the profound impact of her artistic vision. An artist who forefronts the visual, physical, and political dimensions of sound, Kim challenges the notion that sound is solely an auditory experience. Drawing upon her proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL), Kim incorporates elements from diverse information systems, including musical notation, infographics, and ASL, to create a visually captivating and humorously poignant visual vocabulary across various mediums, including performance, drawing, video, lectures, and more. Her artistic practice aims to shed light on the power disparities between the hearing world and the Deaf community, while also celebrating the boundless possibilities and creative energy that arise from interactions between individuals from diverse positionalities and modes of communication. By exploring the intersection of sound, visual art, and politics, Kim's work prompts us to reimagine our perception of sound and its role in shaping our world.

Weight: 1710g
Dimension: 245 x 335 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781636811260