"Doing Time In Detroit"
2002-07-20 until 2002-08-18
Detroit Contemporary
Detroit, MI, USA United States of America

An exhibiting artist since the late 1980's, Kai Kim has been painting and creating installations in Detroit since 1996. The body of work created in this time is extensive as a result of her process, which she says is her way of counting time. "The act of painting becomes ritualized in a monastic routine. I started my One-A-Day Paintings using enamel paint on metal surfaces, twelve years ago. I ate a can of sardines a day and I painted a saint inside a can a day for two weeks."

She has continued this approach in her other projects such as, Daily Eating Habits: 61 paintings in 61 consecutive days. Kim‚s relationship with ritual and time is uncovered and discussed in a different light when she explores the world of serial killers and prison inmates.

Kim‚s exploration in theme is dynamic as her pious subject matter of religious icons and good versus evil archetypes always has a contemporary twist and an occasional tongue-in-cheek commentary.

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