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creating space through the concept of gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), integrating multiple digital and analog art forms and sensory elements into a complete and holistic artwork that transcends traditional boundaries of architecture, film, furniture, science, music, and other mediums.
Throughout history, architecture has consistently adapted by adjusting its program to the prevailing time while preserving its physical form. Presently, it appears challenging for buildings to meet the intricate demands of the contemporary, rapidly evolving world. They are no longer permanent, as they undergo demolition and reconstruction. Diverging from the concept of "temporary," future architecture will evolve in a "impermanent" fashion, encompassing not only structural aspects but also adopting a philosophical approach. The pavilion structure is seen as the most appropriate means to accomplish this.
Both "In-Vitro" and "In-Situ" are scientific terms, with "In-Vitro" referring to a subject isolated from its surroundings, like in a petri dish, while "In-Situ" pertains to a subject specific to its site and situation. I aim to reconsider the relationship between artwork and space by curating the space soley for the central piece. The space brewed from the artwork allows me to create a microcosm for the installed artwork.
While parametric design in architecture was initially anticipated as a significant advancement, it has yet to substantially impact our daily lives and the world at large. The custom nature of every element in parametric design has resulted in inefficiencies in construction cost, time, and methodology. I aim to overcome these limitations by adopting a strategic approach to parametric design, utilizing common materials like single-length pipes—thus introducing the concept of "Common Parametric."
제프리 킴은 공간 아티스트로 활동하며, 현재 서울 건국대학교 예술 디자인대학에 겸임교수로 출강하고 있습니다. 미국 코넬대학교에서 건축학 (B.Arch)을 전공하고 디자인 분석(DEA)을 부전공한 후, 서울대학교에서 건축 석사 (M.Arch) 과정을 수료하였습니다.
건축과 공간에 대한 지속적인 관심을 바탕으로, 영상, 가구, 과학, 음악 등 다양한 분야를 아우르는 다학제적 접근 방식으로 공간을 예술화하고 있으며, 디지털과 아날로그 형식의 경계를 허물고 전통적 매체를 재구성하여 하나의 총체적 공간 경험을 구축하는 작업을 지속하고 있습니다. 특히 디지털 시대 속에서 아날로그 공간이 지니는 역할에 주목하며, 생성형 인공지능(AI)을 활용한 파빌리온 설치를 통해 기술과 공간의 새로운 상호작용 가능성을 탐구해 나가고 있습니다.
Jeffrey Jehwan Kim is a spatial artist whose practice is grounded in a sustained engagement with architecture and space, developed through long-term, research-driven inquiry. Working through a multidisciplinary methodology that spans architecture, video, furniture, science, and music, he approaches space as an experimental field in which material, perception, and computational systems intersect. His work consistently dissolves the boundary between digital and analog processes, treating traditional media not as static forms but as active components within evolving spatial systems.
Over the past several years, Kim has developed a working methodology that situates generative artificial intelligence within established domains governed by distinct physical, material, and conceptual constraints. Rather than using AI as a representational or image-producing tool, he embeds generative systems into spatial frameworks and observes how their behavior shifts when confronted with unfamiliar rules and conditions. Through repeated cycles of testing, implementation, and spatial realization, his practice forms an ongoing dialogue between the operational logic of AI and existing fields of knowledge, revealing both the limits and adaptive capacities of generative systems while expanding new possibilities for collaboration between artificial intelligence, material systems, and physical space.
EDUCATION
June 2023 Seoul National University Master of Architecture Course Completed
(Thesis: Art Fair’s Possibilities as Cultural Space)
May, 2013 Cornell University Bachelor of Architecture Major
Cornell University Design Environmental Analysis Minor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016.07 – Present AESCA DESIGN, Seoul, South Korea, Founder and Principal
2014.01 - 2014.10 Co-founder, ADDLIP Creative Agency, Seoul, South Korea
2021.08 - 2021.12 Internship, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York City, USA
2012.06 - 2012.08 Internship, Iroje, Beijing, China
2012.01 - 2012.05 Internship, K. Walz Atelier Design Studio, Rome, Italy
2011.06 - 2011.08 Internship, DMP (Design Moon Park), Seoul, South Korea
PROJECT EXPEIRENCE – SPATIAL ARTIST
2023.05 – Present <Scale, Time, Life>, Digital Installation
Incheon International Airport, Incheon, South Korea
2023.03 – Present <Resonance>, Pavilion
Hyundai Motors Group : Zero-one, Seoul, South Korea
2022.08 - 2022.09 <Heung>, Frieze Official VIP Exhibition
Seoul, South Korea
2022.01 - 2022.06 <Signal>, Pavilion
2022 Paradise Art Lab, Incheon, South Korea
2021.11 - 2022.05 <Distilled Memoir>, Digital Installation
Noryangjin Underground Sewer Culture Space, Seoul, South Korea
2012.08 – 2012.09 <Distilled Portrait>, Photography Exhibition
Daegu, South Korea
PROJECT EXPEIRENCE – CURATORIAL
2022.12 - Present <HMW in Paris>, Gana Gallery, Paris, France
Space Director, Exhibition Digital Installation,
2022.06 - 2022.12 <2022 One Day Art Festival>, Kolon - Custommellow, Seoul, South Korea
Space Director, Temporary Art Festival (13,000 sq.ft)
2022.03 - 2022.08 <ARTIST: Ways of Seeing>, BOON the Shop Cheongdam, Seoul, South Korea
Space Director, Temporary Art Exhibition (8,900 sq.ft)
2021.07 - 2021.11 <2021 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism>, Thematic Exhibition, Seoul, S. Korea
Private Project Manager, US, Columbia, Turkey Installation
2021.02 - 2021.08 <Room of Quiet Contemplation>, National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Director, Exhibition Digital Installation
2021.04 - 2021.10 CITES Exhibition, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, South Korea
Director, Exhibition Digital Installation,
2020.05 - Present Silla Hotel Huue Craft Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Director, Exhibition Digital Production
2019.08 - 2019.09 <Desaturation> Entre Gallery Opening Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
Director, Photography and Cinematography Exhibition
2019.04 - 2019.11 <2019 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism>, Thematic Exhibition, Seoul, S. Korea
Assistant Curator, Project Management & Digital Installation
2018.09 - 2018.10 <Pyeongyang Architecture Photography Exhibition in Seoul City Hall>, Seoul, South Korea
Curator, Photography Exhibition
2018.06 - 2018.09 <1st Paju Architecture Cultural Fair>, Paju, South Korea
Curator, Photography and Cinematography Exhibition
ACADEMIC
March, 2024
June, 2023
May, 2013
PROJECT EXPEIRENCE – SPATIAL ARTIST
DD-13 Bamboo (Installation Work, 2025)
ACC Residency Program, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, Korea
Consonance (Installation Work, 2025)
Psients X Jeffrey Jehwan Kim, 2025 ZER01NE DAY, Hyundai Motor Group : ZER01NE, Seoul, Korea
Vertex / Resonance 3.0 (Pavilion, 2025)
Jeffrey Jehwan Kim X Psients, 30th ISEA 2025 Selected Work, Seoul, Korea
Codex / Resonance 2.0 (Pavilion, 2024)
Psients X Jeffrey Jehwan Kim, codex C Project, Hyundai Motors Group : Zero-one, Namyangju, Korea
In Sync / Signal 4.0 (Digital Installation, 2023)
Psients X Jeffrey Jehwan Kim, In Sync, Incheon International Airport Media Art Exhibition, Incheon, Korea
Resonance (Pavilion, 2023)
Jeffrey Jehwan Kim X Psients, 2023 ZER01NE DAY, Hyundai Motor Group : ZER01NE, Seoul, Korea
Signal 2.0 (Digital and Pavilion Installation, 2022)
Psients X Jeffrey Jehwan Kim, Heung, Frieze Official VIP Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
Signal (Psients X Jeffrey Jehwan Kim, Pavilion, 2022)
Psients X Jeffrey Jehwan Kim, 2022 Paradise Art Lab Festival, Incheon, Korea
Subtle, yet Profound (Exhibition Design, 2022)
A Room of Quiet Contemplation, National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Distilled Memoir (Installation Work, 2021)
Noryangjin Underground Sewer Culture Space, Seoul, Korea
Floating Stones, Splitting Light (Light Installation, 2019)
Desaturation, Gallery Entree, Seoul, Korea
Thematic Exhibition (Assistant Curator, 2019)
Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, DDP, Seoul, Korea
Adj. Professor / Konkuk University, College of Art and Design
Seoul National University Master of Architecture Course Completed
(Thesis: Generative Design as a Spatial Component)
Cornell University Bachelor of Architecture
Cornell University Minor Degree in Design Environmental Analysis
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