KIM WESTFALL

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The DMZ is Dreaming Again
(다시 꿈꾸는 DMZ)

“De-sited, de-auratized cultures are not merely replications devoid of any authenticity. They achieve another Being, another reality, which shines in the absence of the auratic. On the model of the term hyperculturality, it could be called hyperreality.”

Hyperculture (2022), Byung-chul Han

Organza ribbon tapestries started in 2020, develop into a research trip to the Korean Demilitarized Zone to experience the plants and animals that flourish in this accidental nature preserve. These orchids thrive where few are permitted access, and continue to survive despite past and future deterritorializations. The legacy of American engagement in Korea, and the dialectic between savagery and beauty in nature create strange opportunities out of crises.


DMZ / ROK / DPRK
2020-ongoing

Commelina Communis Dayflower, 2022  Tufted organza ribbon  111.7 x 147.3 cm / 44 x 58 in
Commelina Communis Dayflower, 2022.
Tufted organza ribbon, 111.7 x 147.3 cm / 44 x 58 in


Commelina Communis Dayflower, (detail)
Commelina Communis Dayflower, (detail)


Platanthera Grandiflora, 2022  Tufted organza ribbon  114.3 x 127 cm / 45 x 50 in
Platanthera Grandiflora, 2022.
Tufted organza ribbon,  114.3 x 127 cm / 45 x 50 in


Oreorchis Patens, 2022  Tufted organza ribbon  111.7 x 147.3 cm / 44 x 58 in
Oreorchis Patens, 2022.
Tufted organza ribbon,  111.7 x 147.3 cm / 44 x 58 in


Oreorchis Patens, (detail)
Oreorchis Patens, (detail)


Cymbidium Goeringii, 2022  Tufted organza ribbon  109.2 x 137.1 cm / 43 x 54 in
Cymbidium Goeringii, 2022.
Tufted organza ribbon, 109.2 x 137.1 cm / 43 x 54 in


Small Whorled Pogonia, 2022  Tufted organza ribbon  114.3 x 127 cm / 45 x 50 in
Small Whorled Pogonia, 2022.
Tufted organza ribbon,  114.3 x 127 cm / 45 x 50 in


Dendrobium Moniliforme, 2022  Tufted organza ribbon  119.3 x 134.6 cm / 47 x 53 in
Dendrobium Moniliforme, 2022.
Tufted organza ribbon,  119.3 x 134.6 cm / 47 x 53 in


Dendrobium Moniliforme, (detail)
Dendrobium Moniliforme, (detail)

Until Tomorrow, 2022 Tufted organza ribbon  oooo x ooo cm / 48 x 96 in
Until Tomorrow, 2020.