Laura Hyunjhee Kim

  • LAURA HYUNJHEE KIM
  • Multimedia
    • SEICA Human Interaction Labs
    • Living Lab
    • Close Encounters
    • Hyper Future Wave Machine (HFWM)
    • LOVE NETWORKS LOVE
    • (Modern)Formations
    • Blackbox Monodramas
    • Type 3 Toy
    • Marvelous Miramol
    • Sweet Spring Attract Wolves
    • Holiday Videos
    • Rectangle Interventions >
      • TVDEADTV
      • Consume Like Everyone Is Watching
      • 📷: #tourist I 2016
      • Click Here I 2014
      • #Selfie I 2014 - 2015
  • Video
  • Performance
  • Collaboration
  • Writing
    • Entering the Blobosphere: A Musing on Blobs
    • Towards a Feelosophy of Art
    • The Robot Does Not Exist: Remixing Psychic Automatism and Artificial Creative Intelligence
    • Trash Queen Pulverator
    • Fatal Error: Artificial Creative Intelligence (ACI)
    • Remixing Persona: An Imaginary Digital Media Object from the Onto-Tales of the Digital Afterlife
    • An Annotated Portfolio of Designed-Designers
  • ABOUT


​VIDEO

Single-channel video projects that perform ideas of the real-time-now

*** More video works found HERE ***




​Miracles of Modern Medicine

Video, 2min30sec, 2021-∞

What have we learn-ed post-pandemic (2020-2023)? A distant-therapy pop-video-diary that explores what it feels to be a "scene" with no in-to-me-see.
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Just Listen

Video, 23sec, 2022

A dense mini weekend sketch on listen-ing.
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Flower Walker

Video, 47sec, Site-specific video for @ "Remote Control" in Žižkov, Prague (Czech), 2022

Documentation by Jeremiah Palaceck




Articulate Glopping

Video, 2min 25sec, Created in collaboration with artists in Creativity Time-Based Arts Workshop: Video, Performance & Beyond at The University of Texas at Dallas. Featuring Rinku Das, Tong Yao, Tara Lyon, Garrett Chace, Gizem Oktay, Arash Ghahari, Jaelon Braxton, 2022




​Generous Anxiety

Video, 30sec, 2021
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FLOWERS

Video, 27sec, 2021
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YOU ARE MAGIC

Video, 18sec, 2021
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Capybara Feels

Video, 44sec, 2021
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PEN

Video, 44sec, 2021
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NEEDLE

Video, 1min 04sec, 2021
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FISH NET

Video, 34sec, 2021
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SCALPEL

Video, 46sec, 2021
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CLOTHES PIN

Video, 33sec, 2021
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​Dat Deer Doe

Video, 1min 50sec, Music produced by Chris Corrente, 2020

A sequel to AR Pony is AR Deer.
in the self-proclaimed genre of sadAR music video art.



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​Cricket World

Video, 1min 30sec, Music produced by Chris Corrente, 2020

“Cricket World” is a video that takes the form of a music video karaoke accompanied by lyrics for viewer participation. As a call for a soft revolution responding to unforeseen life experiences including both individual and collective trauma, the project intends to evoke compassion, hugging and supporting each other from near and afar. The “cricket” sings and invites you to “this cricket world,” a world with an army of dreamers in a dream, one that is no longer when it becomes a shared-living-reality. Through playful humor, such as in hopping and landing back on grass as a cricket, the video metaphorically speaks of resilience, the ability to bounce back with the help from one another.

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​1,000,000 Rose Tags

Video, 58sec, Music by Slom, 2020

백만송이 장미. A video about Facebook tags in 2020.
A reflection on facial recognition algorithms that find faces, prompt identification with squares, and 
suggest manual name-tagging.
The rose in the video is a profile picture from 2015 that celebrates the failure of the platform that still, thankfully, misidentifies my face as my brother's.
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​Party of 1

Video, 1min 30sec, Music by Chris Corrente, 2020

Ready party 1.
Play this video to join the saddest party on earth.
Because every “body” wants to party.

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AR PONY

Video, 1min 20sec, 2020

Woke up in the morning and what do I see
I see an AR Pony AR Pony- looking at me

AR Pony AR Pony- what do you see
I see a human, a human- who has Googled me.




​[Cheese Block]: An Intervention Without An Expiration Date That Matters

Video, 5min, 2018 
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[Cheese Block]: An Intervention Without An Expiration Date That Matters (2018) speculatively brings attention to the broken promises of computer webcams. Despite the convenience of connectivity it provides, once webcams are hijacked, all the bits and bytes of our trackable offline existence is game for those who prey on our privacy and vulnerable physical activities. In resistance, “The Cheese Block” is a consumable, compostable, and cost-efficient malleable haptic interface that utilize cheese curds to help prevent unwanted strange webcam activities.
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​Diary Dreams for Three

Video, 3min, 2018 
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Diary Dreams for Three is an evocative tropical-fever induced music video artwork that explores the fragmentation of digital identities in relation to the construction of virtual worlds. The video centers around a figure that is either fabricating or being fabricated by a slowly rotating fantastical world she is situated in. Hence, her movement is nuanced and deliberate, yet confusing. The colorful audiovisual experience is driven by a poetic assemblage of digital artifacts and speculative aquatic creatures that become vehicles and invitational cues for viewers to traverse in believable, plausible, parallel, alternative multiverse blobospheric worlds fabricated through the imaginative narratives triggered by the viewer’s own personal fictions. Remixing lyrics written by popular musicians with private diary notes contemplating my responsibility as an Asian-American woman artist who uses the body as an intentional conduit for materializing intangible thoughts and curious provocations, I hope viewers find a magical key to unlock their own special cabinet of curiosities.



​[Thinkalot]: Fall Asleep While You Think

Video, 3min 30sec, 2018 

"Think a lot and sleep more. We care about what you fall asleep to."
Introducing Thinkalot - Virtuality made affordable and more necessary than before. Settle into your PJs and the Thinkalot wearable headset will help you zone-out, granting you admission to the mysterious theaters of the mind. 
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Time-Piece

Dual-channel Loop, Video 15 sec per video, 2018 

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Time-Piece is a looping dual-channel video work that travels through experiential and perceptual timepieces that remind us of the temporality of time in relation to natural phenomena and technological artifacts.

Marking the Big Bang as its origin, our perception of time is one that predates our existence - a concept we have constructed and normalized our behaviors to. There once was a time when mechanical computation and the measurement of time was not a technological possibility. Brewing wondrous supernatural myths about the unknown and heightening our reliance on natural phenomena such as the passing of seasons and internal-clockworking of animals, we were more observant to immediate changes unraveling before our eyes.

To grasp the ungraspable passing of time, we invented machinations and machines to work on our behalf. Thoughtfully providing ourselves with the illusion of control out of reconciliation and convenience, we saw our dependence continue to rise as we permitted our desires to supersede our needs.

As we further travel through time and approach the twenty-first century, we see advancements in transportation helping us travel across long-distances in short periods of time and developments in affordable and readily available communication devices providing us with the opportunity to quickly connect with people from around the world. With the deepening relationship with synthetic technological artifacts, our dependence on the environment and natural resources will resume and the inner workings of these forces will only shine through when we are able to carefully look beyond the systems we have presented ourselves with.

​Dual-channel looped video installation piece for the "Fluxo Fluído" exhibition, the Curitiba International Biennial of Contemporary Art, hosted by the O Museu Municipal de Arte (MuMA) in Curitiba, Brazil.
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​Fulfillment Box

Video for Instagram, 2min 50sec, 2018

Join me unboxing my fulfillment box.



Wädərfoul

Video, 1min, 2018 
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Single-channel video installation for "Supernova Digital Animation Film Festival" exhibition in Denver, Colorado




​BREAD Song

Video (3min) and Singalong Booklet, 2018 
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Let us sing together in harmony:

Beyond
Reality
Exists
Another
Dimension
... Song




​BETTER BRIGHTER BOLDER FUTURE

Video, 2min 50sec, 2017
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BETTER BRIGHTER BOLDER FUTRE was inspired by artificial nature, strong women, and futuristic stock images of cyberspace. Twisting personal diary notes into lyrics of a chill lofi melt hop pbR&B track and taking viewers on a visual-vomit roller coaster ride, the pseudo-autobiographical music video daydreams about talking wild animals, cracking the code on local tchotchkes and swag, growing genetically modified neon vegetables, and navigating life as a bold-er Asian woman online and offscreen.

*EYE STRAIN WARNING* 
This video has flashing lights and images of wild beasts that may easily strain your mind's eye.
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Recommended viewing on 1080p quality. 
Video shot with iphone 6 and webcam in Boulder, Colorado (August - November, 2017)
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​Auto Power Off / 자동절전

Video, 1min, 2017
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An unconventionally short and sweet one minute Kpop music video about motion sensor lights providing a reasonable solution for those individuals who aren't easily detected by them. The additional neon grid-ridden edm, dub rave sequence is a charm. Korean with English subtitles.
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The Master

Video, 1min 00sec, 2017
'The Master' performed by Jong-il Kim
'01 UNI-fragment 1' soundtrack by Sean C. Stevens

A data burning/copying ritual of past-present portable storage devices. The piece reimagines what happens inside a computer's CD/DVD burner and to the master files that are being replicated. Master files, teach us your ways.
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Slave 4 U (post-prince)

Video (Single-Channel),  5min 26sec, 2016



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A STORY OF NOW

Sound by Chris Corrente
Video (Single-Channel), 3min 3sec, 2015-2016


"A STORY OF NOW" explores the hypermediacy in ’readymade’ video and photo effects on smartphones. The video is compiled of shorter clips shot and filtered through popular photo/messenger apps such as Snapchat, Instagram, MSQRD, Snow from 2015 to 2016. Each video clip from varying times, spaces and contexts have been fabricated into a “how-to-be-successful” life-coach video tutorial.




Compositions

Video loop (single-channel), Compilation of six 11second videos, 2016
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Daydream

Performance by Jana Rumberger
Soundtrack "Drumgate2" by Chris Corrente
Video Loop (Single-Channel), 1min 02secs, 2016

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Medium I:
THOUGHT I SAW A GHOST... BUT...

Sound by Chris Corrente
Video (single-channel), 2min 16sec**, 2016

** 30sec excerpt (00:00:00 - 00:0:30)

“MEDIUM” focuses on human-forms mediated through popular digital technology and highlights online experiences that bring about a sense of shared physical and material presence. Investigating  the contemporary human condition mediated through the screen, the project intends to capture inexplicable online myths, legends and (digital) phenomena documented through the web.

“MEDIUM I: THOUGHT I SAW A GHOST… BUT…” stitches individual tweets on Twitter that report incidents of (mistaken) ghost sightings.



Medium II:
Virality

Sound by Chris Corrente
Video (Single-Channel), 1min 31sec**, 2016

** 30sec excerpt (00:00:32 - 00:01:00)
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“MEDIUM II: VIRALITY” captures the virality of online hoax and spam messages that prompt individuals to take simple actions (such as copy and paste of a simple text-based message) promising dire real-life-material-world consequences if disregarded.
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​My Faucet Leaks And So Do I 

Video (Single-Channel),  2min 01sec, 2016
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​! C@N S@Y 

Video (Single-Channel), 1min 22sec, 2016

"! C@n S@Y" envisions the subversive and provocative act of Internet trolling as a disruption resulting from virtual voodoo toy trolls. Internet trolls take advantage of online anonymity and throw inflammatory words to abuse communities for personal amusement or media attention -- "I can say what I want to say, and you can't stop me from what I say."


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She

Video (Single-Channel),  1min 1sec, 2015
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You Look Beautiful Today

Video(Single-Channel), 21sec, 2015

You are what you watch online: the piece was inspired by catered pop-up ads on YouTube videos that reflect a user’s digital fingerprint and relationship with the video content.
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Privacy Stock Video Footage

Video(Single-Channel), 24sec, 2015

This video is a generic privacy stock video footage that can be used for all types of online Terms of Services.
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HAPPY MONDAY TIME TO WORK

Video(Single-Channel), 26secs, 2015
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​Cough Drops

Music by Alien Tape's Alaris O'Heart
Video (Single-Channel),  2min, 2015
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Muzzled Man

Video loop (Single-Channel), 1min 56sec, 2014
Soundtrack by Chris Corrente


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Molten Tea

Video loop (Single-Channel), 3min 30sec, 2014
Soundtrack by Chris Corrente



Moving to the Cloud

Video(Single-Channel), 1min 50sec, 2014

"Moving to the Cloud" takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the phrase “hey- i’ll upload it to the cloud.” I explore the modern obsession with storing data and retaining memory through (the seemingly ever-expandable) cloud computing services.  
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User Laura

Video(Single-Channel), 49sec, 2014

As time spent online (as an active logged-in community member) increases, the library of usernames and passwords grow as well. In order to access a specific personal online identity, users are often placed in chaotic situations shuffling through memory lane and attempting to retrieve matching combination of codes.
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You've Got Pigeoned

Video (Single-Channel),  56sec, 2014
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BE MY CLONE

Video (single-channel), 2min 12sec, 2013
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BE MY CLONE (2013) absurdly sings and fantasizes about networked electronic devices and digital platforms that contribute to data storage and memory retention. Whether manually transferred with a USB flash drive or automatically uploaded on a cloud-based service, is the desire to preserve a moment through replication overriding the actual experience itself and disrupting one's own physical existence? Perhaps the result is an impending “it’s complicated” cyborgian identity-crisis.




EXTINCTION

Video (single-channel), 1min 24sec, 2013

Man before time, there was extinction.
What stays and what remains. Who chooses?
We have many answers to questions but whatsoever no evidence.




HELVETICA NEUE ULTRA LIGHT

Performed by : Pallavi Govindnathan
Video (single-channel), 1min 22sec, 2013

​Be prepared to be seduced by the design world's well-known très chic sans-serif star, 
Helvetica Neue Ultra Light; a typeface with a family history of fifty years and has since been used world-wide.



Enter the Whirlpool

Video loop (Single-Channel), 3min 54sec, 2013
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SHARING IS CARING

Video (single-channel), 2min 33sec, 2012
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SHARING IS CARING (2012) humorously satirizes online platforms that encourage individuals to be more "personal" and "social." The work takes the form of a pop music video, remixes found-gifs and memes into visual backdrops, and turns mundane news-feed stories into eventful lyrics. Speculating the ever-evolving relationships between online individuals and formation of virtual communities, the video focuses on language (social-media-lingo) popularized by social media platforms that incentivize certain types of human behaviors and interactions. ​Hence, "Re-post, re-blog, re-cycle your share."


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Control Freak

Video (single-channel), 2min 11sec, 2012

CONTROL FREAK (2012) intends to capture the abstraction of language through repetition. The piece explores the definition (and usage) of the word 'Control' in relation to touch screens and short-keys; redefining our relationship with familiar words and gestures in the digital age.
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JAMES FRANCO: Artist's Studio

Video (single-channel), 3min 46sec, 2012
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Crazy Chill Time with Zooey

Video (single-channel), 2min 50sec, 2012
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Serving Breakfast 24/7

Video (single-channel), 1min 07sec, 2012
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Blue Screen

Video (Single-Channel), 1min 08sec, 2012
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YOU CAN'T TAKE ME AWAY FROM ME

Video (single-channel), 7min 48sec, 2011
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Speed Dial

Video (single-channel), 1min 09sec, 2011




SEE YOU SOON,DANIEL

Video (single-channel), 4min 48sec, 2011
Funded by the LACY DAVIS PROJECT, Kadist SF
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SCRAMBLED SEMIOTICS

Video (single-channel), 1min 50sec, 2011
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ISCREAM

Video (single-channel), 1min 40sec, 2011
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MET

Video (multi or single-channel), 2011

"We met at The Met"
Inspired by the convergence of historically significant objects (such as paintings and sculptures) from various cultures and civilizations at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (colloquially, 'The Met').


Three Brooms and One Onsale

Video (single-channel), 35sec, 2011
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A Video Work of Art

Video (single-channel), 1min 29sec, 2010
Thanks to Bravo and China Chow (voice dub)
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HAPPY

Video (single-channel), 2010
Thanks to Sheryl
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Hi How Are You?

Video (single-channel), 1min 35sec, 2010
Thanks to Mattel
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Oh! (Girls' Generation)

Video (single-channel), 3min 18sec, 2010
Thanks to SNSD (Girls' Generation)
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Harajuku Girls

Video (single-channel), 5min03sec, 2009
Thanks to Gwen

Using my image as an East Asian woman, the work attempts to subvert expectations and amplify the lyrics through a lip synced performance as a means to challenge stereotypical roles and reimagine popular culture that reinforces them. The soundtrack is from Gwen's first solo album titled Harajuku Girls that stereotype asian women into hot pop cultural commodities and icons.
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Emotion - trigger gum

Video (single-channel), 1min, 2009




​Laura and Kim

​Video, 5min 20sec, 1990-1991-2010 

How do you translate time when your memory can be reconstructed by video documentation?
The video was produced in 2010 with home-video footage taken by my father in 1990 - 1991.












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​Nothing to see here except for this blooming rose!
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*** More video works found HERE ***
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