{"id":55389,"date":"2025-08-11T14:16:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T05:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=55389"},"modified":"2025-08-14T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:46:57","slug":"underland-golden-binoculars","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/insights\/55389","title":{"rendered":"Underland: Golden Binoculars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Namdoo Kim<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55390 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2025\/08\/11140050\/1.-%EA%B9%80%EB%82%A8%EB%91%90%EA%B0%9C%EC%9D%B8%EC%A0%84_%EC%A0%84%EC%8B%9C%EC%A0%84%EA%B2%BD1-e1754888457545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Installation View (1)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gallery Sklo is pleased to present \u300eUnderland: Golden Binoculars\u300f, the second solo exhibition by Namdoo KIM. This exhibition is the culmination of Kim\u2019s long-standing Golden Binoculars series and brings to life the fictional world of Underland\u2014a conceptual universe the artist has developed over several years. By integrating sculpture and a newly completed animation into a unified spatial narrative, the exhibition offers an immersive experience that invites viewers into Kim\u2019s philosophical imagination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55391 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2025\/08\/11140116\/2.-%EA%B9%80%EB%82%A8%EB%91%90%EA%B0%9C%EC%9D%B8%EC%A0%84_%EC%A0%84%EC%8B%9C%EC%A0%84%EA%B2%BD2-e1754888483758.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><em>Installation View (2)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The six-minute-and-28-second digital animation, created over the course of a year, features all the main characters from Kim\u2019s previous works. Through the story of children who embark on a journey toward utopia in trust, and a controlling figure known as \u2018Present,\u2019 this experimental piece unfolds the structure of illusion surrounding the golden binoculars and its recurring, cyclical narrative in a fairy tale-like visual language.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55392 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2025\/08\/11140201\/3.-%EA%B9%80%EB%82%A8%EB%91%90%EA%B0%9C%EC%9D%B8%EC%A0%84_%EC%A0%84%EC%8B%9C%EC%A0%84%EA%B2%BD3-e1754888527806.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Installation View (3)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u300e\uae40\ub0a8\ub450\uc758 \uc5b8\ub354\ub79c\ub4dc:\ud669\uae08\ub9dd\uc6d0\uacbd\u300f\uc740 \ub2e8\uc21c\ud55c \uc791\ud488 \uc804\uc2dc\ub97c \ub118\uc5b4, \uc804\uc2dc\uc7a5\uc744 \ud558\ub098\uc758 \u2018\uc870\ud615\uc801 \uac70\uc6b8\u2019\uc774\uc790 \u2018\uc0ac\uc720\uc758 \uc7a5\u2019\uc73c\ub85c \ud0c8\ubc14\uafc8\ud558\uace0\uc790 \ud558\ub294 \uc2dc\ub3c4\uc774\uba70, \uc791\uac00\ub294 \uc774\ub7ec\ud55c \uacbd\ud5d8\uc774 \uc55e\uc73c\ub85c \u2018Underland\u2019 \uc138\uacc4\ub97c \ub354\uc6b1 \ud655\uc7a5\ud558\ub294 \ucd9c\ubc1c\uc810\uc774 \ub418\uae30\ub97c \uae30\ub300\ud55c\ub2e4. \ub2e4\uc591\ud55c \uc7ac\ub8cc\ub97c \uad6c\uc0ac\ud558\uba70 \uc8fc\uc81c\uc640 \uc18c\uc7ac\uc640\uc758 \uad00\uacc4\ub97c \ubcd1\ud589\ud558\uba70 \ud0d0\uad6c\ud558\uace0, \ub0a8\ub4e4\uc774 \uac00\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294 \uc2e4\ud5d8\uc801 \ub178\ub3d9\uc744 \ub9c8\ub2e4\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294 \uae40\ub0a8\ub450\uc791\uac00\uc758 \ud589\ubcf4\ub97c \uacc4\uc18d \uc8fc\ubaa9\ud574\ubcf4\uc544\uc57c \ud558\ub294 \uc774\uc720\uc774\ub2e4.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55393\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2025\/08\/11140245\/4.-%EA%B9%80%EB%82%A8%EB%91%90%EA%B0%9C%EC%9D%B8%EC%A0%84_%ED%99%A9%EA%B8%88%EB%A7%9D%EC%9B%90%EA%B2%BD-e1754888572918.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>detail_Golden Binoculars (2nd Generation) M 2024 1007 MO, 52 x 26 x 25 cm, Hand-built ceramic, cast brass, concave mirror, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition space is composed as a \u2018narrative room,\u2019 guiding visitors through a seamless journey\u2014from the animation into darker spaces that house the mask and mirage works. This spatial transition leads viewers into a reflective passage, posing questions rather than offering conclusions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55394 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2025\/08\/11140334\/5.-%EA%B9%80%EB%82%A8%EB%91%90%EA%B0%9C%EC%9D%B8%EC%A0%84_%ED%99%A9%EA%B8%88%EB%A7%9D%EC%9B%90%EA%B2%BD-e1754888621339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>F 2025 0202 SU<\/em><em>, 50 x 25 x 26 cm (left), M 2025 0107 TU, 52 x 26 x 25 cm (right), 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u300eUnderland: Golden Binoculars\u300f aspires to transform the gallery into both a \u2018sculptural mirror\u2019 and a \u2018site of contemplation.\u2019 The artist hopes this exhibition will serve as a point of departure for further expanding the Underland world. Through his deep engagement with materials and themes\u2014and his commitment to experimental, hands-on processes\u2014Namdoo KIM continues to chart a distinct and vital path in contemporary art.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55395 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2025\/08\/11140434\/6.-%EC%95%A0%EB%8B%88%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B4%EC%85%98_%EC%8A%A4%ED%8B%B8%EC%BB%B72-e1754888690988.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Underland: Golden Binoculars | 2025 | 3D animation, FHD(1920&#215;1080), Stereo Sound | 6min 28sec | Produced by Premier AI Creatives<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gallery Sklo<br \/>\n1F. 29, Dasan-ro, 16-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04591 Korea<br \/>\n+82-2-2236-1583<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallerysklo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEB<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gallerysklo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[50,51],"class_list":["post-55389","insights","type-insights","status-publish","hentry","category-insight","category-stories"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.0","language":"en","enabled_languages":["ko","en"],"languages":{"ko":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights\/55389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/insights"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}