Macarons Print

Yula (Robin) Kim is a London-based artist who grew up in Asia, Polynesia, Africa, and Europe. These diverse environments have given her ample cultural and environmental experiences to draw upon in her work. Esepcially Her life in Polynesia, Africa, and Europe stimulated her ability to see the inherent aesthetics of nature, enlightened her gaze and helped her to consider the significance of nature in our lives, and society, as a whole. Among many natural objects, she is particularly interested in birds. This is because there are a number of subjects that raise the interest to study the life of birds in depths to understand their relationship with humanity and reflect innate human nature. Historically, birds have contributed to various human cultural developments, including arts, science, philosophy, and religion since birds have numerous differentiated elements from other animals; says to be their unique reproduction system, original feather colours (e.g., primary colours that cannot be found from other animals), the ability to fly, and their seasonal long-distance migration from continents to continents. Moreover, birds somehow adopted the artificial world over centuries. On the other hand, they react sensitively against such changes through their life. Hence, Yula's arts intend to explore the aesthetics of natural objects and to narrate the relationship between human matters (e.g.morality) and the influence on nature, such as the reduction of animal populations and the extinction of animal species in various regions due to human matters-the history of human use of animals for their cultural developments and the satisfaction of owning objects-through distinctive subjects of birds. Yula is a MA student of the Royal College of Art, and she had previously studied BA Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London.