Bong Jung Kim
Bong Jung Kim
Artist Statement
“Resonance” – The Echo of the Discarded”
My Artworks explore the transformation of discarded and forgotten materials into artistic objects.
Fragments worn down by soil, wind, and rain—objects once used briey to serve human needs,
only to be cast aside.
When these disparate and seemingly incompatible pieces are placed side by side upon a canvas,
An unexpected harmony emerges.
Through this act of rearrangement, I pose the following question:
“If fragments of dierent origins can coexist within a single frame to create new beauty,
might we humans—across backgrounds, languages, cultures, and beliefs—
Also, learn to reconcile and live together?”
The fragments within these works are not mere objects.
They stand as metaphors for those marginalized or overlooked by society, and at the same time,
as evidence of the possibility to shine once more.
In witnessing the rebirth of the discarded, we are ultimately invited to see ourselves anew.
“Resonance” is not simply an artwork about the transformation of matter.
It is a space of echoes—where the meeting of the dierent and the dissonant becomes a reection
on human coexistence and harmony.