Rokkan Kim began his artistic practice with digital collage after gaining diverse experiences as the founder of the fashion brand ROKKAN, as well as working as a film producer and exhibition director. His current practice spans media art, sculptural lighting works, painting, and AI-based processes, through which he explores the layered structures of time, memory, and history. Kim’s work focuses on the duality of historical perception—the idea that a single event can be interpreted in radically different ways depending on ideology and perspective. Rather than reproducing established narratives of the past, he collects fragments of records and historical facts and rearranges them into new visual constellations through collage.

Positioned as an observer outside the frame, the artist traces the presence of individuals who have disappeared within vast social and historical structures, constructing visual environments where expansion and conflict coexist. Through the interplay of light, moving image, and material surfaces, Kim creates spaces that do not directly reveal emotion but instead leave room for contemplation, inviting viewers to construct their own meanings and interpretations.


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Between Worlds - Vertical

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Between Worlds explores a surreal space born at the intersection of architectural order and the primal forces of nature. The monumental arches and geometric structures symbolize the systems of power and order built by humanity, while the natural landscapes and cosmic imagery within embody the endless cycles of creation and dissolution, visualizing algorithmic flow. Within this vast space, the small human figure—representing both “I” and “we”—symbolizes the fragility of the subject and the emergence of new identities in the digital age.

technique

collage

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portrait

duration

01:44

year

2025

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