Distributed Art Publishers - Christine Sun Kim: Oh Me Oh My - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Drawings videos and murals center the experience of the Deaf community in an auditory world In this monograph the groundbreaking work of the American - born Berlin - based artist Christine Sun Kim (born 1980) is explored through essays short texts and reflections an interview and abundant large - scale images of Kim's work. An artist who foregrounds the visual physical and political dimension of sound Kim challenges the notion that sound is solely an auditory experience. Kim whose first language is American Sign Language (ASL) uses elements from various information systems such as musical notation infographics and ASL to develop a dryly humorous visual vocabulary in a variety of mediums including performance drawing video lectures and more. She aims to draw attention to the power imbalances between the hearing world and the Deaf community as well as to celebrate the generative possibilities and creative energy that can arise from interactions between people with different positionalities and modes of communication.
Title: Christine Sun Kim: Oh Me Oh My
Brand: Distributed Art Publishers
Barcode: 9781636811260
Pages: 216 Pages, 93 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 3/26/2024
Category: Gender Studies: Women