Jiyeon Kim is a Seoul-based sound artist and musician working with field recording and composition as a means of exploring the environment. She is currently supported by the Touch Mentorship Programme. Performances include Seoul Art Spaces Seogyo and Mullae, Cafe O:wl, Seongnam, Portobeseno and Stazione di Topolo, Italy, Ausland, Berlin, Cafe Oto and Peckham Pelican, London.
Jiyeon Kim and Dawn Scarfe are working together in a month long collaborative residency at MoKS. During their residency at MoKS in rural Estonia, Jiyeon and Dawn have been exploring the autumnal wilderness together, sharing experiences of listening, recording and composing. The purpose of their collaboration is to learn from each other's personal responses to unfamiliar landscapes and atmospheres. They will present some of the sounds and images they have collected and shaped through this process at a number of events including:
Jiyeon Kim: Upcycle Roundup @ Dimanche Rouge Festival Culture Factory Polymer, Tallinn, Estonia, 17th October Galleria Huuto Jätkäsaari, Helsinki Finland, 19th October http://dimancherougefestivals.org/2013/09/05/upcycle-roundup-south-korea/
Jiyeon and Dawn: CRISAP, London College of Communication, 24th October (Live Streaming from MoKS). http://www.crisap.org/