Jooyoung Kim
(Korea)Jooyoung Kim received her BFA and MFA from Dongguk University, completing her thesis Study about the Expression of ‘Found Objets’ on the Street (2015). In 2012, she was awarded the Ilhyun Museum Travel Grant and stayed in Iceland, documenting her journey toward the aurora as a “moving destination,” where she met designer Hyung-Moon Choi. In 2017, she co-founded the design studio Millionroses with Choi. Kim has also continued to independently photograph and archive architectural projects. In 2021, Millionroses presented the solo exhibition Subject, Object at factory2, accompanied by a photobook of the same title. She now devotes herself to a photographic study of the planar language produced by the camera, explored through macro imagery and a broken-camera technique.
ConnectThe Mother-of-Pearl Luminance
The Mother-of-Pearl Luminance explores how a fingertip-sized fragment of mother-of-pearl unfolds into a vast field of light. Using the FUJIFILM GFX100 II, a macro lens, and 400-megapixel Pixel Shift Multi-Shot, the work reveals interference patterns invisible to the naked eye. These optical vibrations expand the microscopic surface into a luminous, macro-scale spatial experience. By merging traditional Korean mother-of-pearl lacquerware with ultra-high-resolution imaging, the project transforms a minute material detail into an expansive perceptual world defined by light, depth, and radiant texture.
