KIM Jigon
- About
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Working in his home city of Busan, Kim Jigon documents disappearing spaces and histories from sites such as the Hillside Road and dilapidated double feature movie theaters. Since 2011, he has been releasing work in his documentary series, Grandma, which focuses on the redevelopment of Busan’s Hillside Road and the elderly women who live there. His camera captures the cumulative experiences of people living in marginalized neighborhoods, viewing the warmth of the community with a tender yet objective perspective. Occasionally members of the film crew step out from behind the camera and blend into the lives of these protagonists. In addition to people, the films also discreetly observe the surrounding spaces—an attempt to embrace the traces of people, objects, and spaces as part of a collective community. Kim received the Express Poetic Award at the 13th Brazil International Student Film Festival (Rio de Janeiro, 2008) for his debut film Unfamiliar Dreams (2008). He also received runner-up honors at the 13th Independent Film Festival Busan (Busan, 2011) for Grandma (2011), the Dream of Peace award at the 10th Busan Peace Film Festival (Busan, 2019) for Little Boy 12725 (2018), and the Busan Film Critics’ Association Award at the 23rd Independent Film Festival Busan (Busan, 2021) for The Steel Boat (2021). His film Beyond the Threshold Garden debuted at the 2022 Busan Biennale.
Since his debut, Kim has been expanding the boundaries of his cinematic work within and outside the theater, working as a producer for the work of fellow documentary filmmakers through his company Cinema Takju Corp.
- Education
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2022
Doctor in Press and Advertising, Dong-Eui University, Busan, Korea -
2010
Master in Press and Advertising, Dong-Eui University, Busan, Korea -
2006
Bachelor in Mass Communication, Dong-Eui University, Busan, Korea
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- Solo Exhibition
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2016
An Echo, Hiroshima Art Center, Hiroshima -
2016
An Echo, Space DOT, Busan
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- Group Exhibition
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2022
Busan Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, Busan -
2022
Connect With The Eyes Of Mongyang: A Commemorative Exhibition for Lyuh Woon-hyung, Mongyang Memorial Hall, Yangpyeong -
2022
Shinchoryang Archive Exhibition, Hanseong1918, Busan -
2021
Special Exhibition of COVID-19 Photography Show in Busan, Art Of Distance, , Art District_P, Busan -
2021
Play Zone: Mangyang-ro Sanbok Street Exhibition Room, Mangyang-ro Sanbok Street Exhibition Room, Busan -
2020
The 6th Unforgettable Faces: Embracing The Division exhibition, Lee Han Yeol Memorial Museum, Seoul -
2019
Gwangju Media Art Festival: White Magic City, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju -
2019
Busan: It Exists Now As It Was Then, F1963 Seokcheon Hall, Busan -
2018
The 10th Asia Environmental Art Festival: STOP+START, Ulsan Culture & Arts Center, Ulsan -
2016
Summer Story Neighborhood Exhibition: About Looking, Ttottattoga, Busan -
2011
Prohibition of Excavation, Art Space Pool, Seoul -
2009
The Theater Project, Samseong Theater, Busan
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- Other activities
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- Collection
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Space DOT