In sook Kim - Saturday Night 2006

From studying at the Duesseldorfer Akademie with Thomas Ruff In sook Kim has grabbed the attention of thousands with her Saturday Night 2006. In sook Kim's Saturday Night was exhibited in Paris Photo last November where I got the astonishing opportunity to glance at it first hand, and ever since her name keeps popping up. 

Saturday Night 2006.

In Sook Kim's recent series asks us what do we do on a Saturday night? Do we socialise and interact with our families? or do we simply enjoy a night in with a movie and popcorn? What goes on in the private lives of others has always fascinated us, it's this sense of communication that's always been disconnected however In Sook Kim explores the various events that might perhaps take place on evening. Each of the sixty-six windows peek into the lives of these individuals, freezing them in the moment and offering their deepest thoughts and fantasies as if a steak on a plate.

For me this piece was something I hadn't seen before, I found it similar to the work of Crewdson however the focus was directed more to the characters themselves rather than the suburban landscapes of America. What draws the viewer in to the photograph is that we're given the opportunity to look at the secret lives of others. We have this never ending hunger for communication where we have to know what's going on and where so initially the audience are drawn in from that aspect. As the viewer ventures deeper a flood of emotions and thought become apparent, creating tension and promoting anxiety where the audience feel defenceless and unable to intervene. I hope that in the future I can produce something of a similar standard as Im very much interested in the idea between the relationship of the audience and character.