Joon Hee Kim: Selected works, 2024-2025
The word “human” has always been at the center of my work. I’m drawn to the ways our differences shape who we are, while also connecting us through shared experience. Through sculpture, I explore identity, memory, and heritage, using form and material to reflect on what it means to belong. Each piece holds fragments of language and personal history, acting as a bridge between cultures and ways of seeing.
In a fast-moving world, I want to slow down and focus on what makes us human — the stories we carry, the beauty in our differences, and the layers that shape us. My work invites reflection and aims to create space for connection and understanding.
Captions
- Warm Hearted I, 2025, Glazed Raku Sculptural Clay, Gold Luster, 42 x 31 x 22 cm
An Awaiting Gaze, 2025, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, 29 x 21 x 19 cm
Love wins, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, Mother of Pearl, 64 x 41 x 38 cm
Sending you lots of LUV, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, Mother of Pearl, 109 x 86 x 64 cm
The Colours Colour, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, 60 x 38 x 27 cm
I Am, 2023, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, Mother of Pearl, 97 x 56 x 53 cm
The Corinthian Order I, 2025, Glazed Japanese Sculptural Clay, Japanese Gold leaf, 56 x 187 x 46 cm
A Patterned Look, 2025, Glazed Japanese Sculptural Clay, Japanese Gold leaf, 43 x 100 x 43 cm - Installation view – The Colours’ Colour at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, 2025
XOXO, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, Mother of Pearl, 42 x 54 x 18 cm
Inside Girl II (left), To Uncover, To Witness, To Discover (right), 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster
Percipi, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, Mother of Pearl, 51 x 47 x 26 cm
Wonderous, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, Mother of Pearl, 65 x 35 x 34 cm
Adoration, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, Mother of Pearl, 59 x 36 x 25 cm - Installation view – You, Me, Us at Kouri + Corrao Gallery, Santa Fe, 2024
Among Us, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, 56 x 92 x 66 cm
Encounters, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, 51 x 43 x 27 cm
Inside Girl, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, Mother of Pearl, 51 x 37 x 30 cm
Florescer, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, Mother of Pearl, 53 x 48 x 24 cm
Red Riding Hood, 2024, Glazed Ceramic, Gold Luster, 51 x 35 x 27 cm
