Zen, 1985 Gelatin Silver Print, 16 x 20 " Intae Kim Wind Drawing Step into one of Intae Kim's luscious dune photographs, and you enter a world of timeless shifting sands, searing heat, buffeting winds, and the relentless power of time sculpting our world. Kim has spent his life traveling to the wild places of America and his native Korea, where the raw forces of nature have exercised her power and her delicate attention to form some of our most stunningly impressive landscapes. He has brought back meticulously crafted images that show his abiding concern and love for the natural world, and is ever trying to share the peace and serenity he finds in nature. Working in the honored tradition (and footsteps) of Edward Weston and Ansel Adams, Kim brings his own distinct poetic vision to this body of work, which he calls "Wind Drawing". He told me he is trying to reconcile the split duality of his soul - to become one with nature. This takes patience, often days and days of watching the dunes, fighting blinding dust storms and freezing daybreak in this inhospitable land. And he walks. He says, "I believe that the more you walk, the better pictures you can make. I take on a pioneer mentality when I go out searching for a picture. Often pictures will come to me as I pack my things and wander in the wilderness". Exhibition: April 17 - May 22, 2004 Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat 12pm - 6pm White Room Gallery 8810 Melrose Avenue USA-West Hollywood, CA 90069 Telephone +1 310-859-2402 Fax +1 310-859-0197 Email info@whiteroomgallery.com www.whiteroomgallery.com |
|
 |
