◊ Artist Statement
I deal with the question of what it means to be an Asian woman under the conditions of a patriarchal system as well as a diasporic person in Western societies. I explore the theme of womanhood alongside the stages of the life cycle such as belonging, emancipation, lust, and work.
The use of varied artistic approaches is a way to find the right distance as a mediator of others’ histories, as well as my own, in order to elicit individual memories. I make art to archive the experiences of women and our ambivalence towards defamiliarization and self-identification.
◊ Short Bio
Miji Ih (b. 1990 in Seoul) earned her Associate Degree in Art in Photography, New Document at Kaywon School of Art & Design, South Korea (2013) and has been a master’s student at Berlin University of the Arts - Fine Arts, Pryde class, since 2021. Her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions. She is interested in socio-political issues and has joined various networks in South Korea and Germany to work together with other cultural workers. Currently, the artist lives and works in Berlin.
◊ Short Bio
Miji Ih (b. 1990 in Seoul) earned her Associate Degree in Art in Photography, New Document at Kaywon School of Art & Design, South Korea (2013) and has been a master’s student at Berlin University of the Arts - Fine Arts, Pryde class, since 2021. Her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions. She is interested in socio-political issues and has joined various networks in South Korea and Germany to work together with other cultural workers. Currently, the artist lives and works in Berlin.
◊ Artist Statement
I deal with the question of what it means to be an Asian woman under the conditions of a patriarchal system as well as a diasporic person in Western societies. I explore the theme of Womanhood alongside the stages of the life cycle such as Belonging, Emancipation, Lust, and Work.
The use of varied artistic approaches is a way to find the right distance as a mediator of others’ histories, as well as my own, in order to elicit individual memories. I make art to archive the experiences of women and our ambivalence towards defamiliarization and self-identification.