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Borderland Residency Showcase

Jungwoon Kim presents the outcome of her three-month stay in East Belgium. The artist residency’s 2025 edition was framed around the theme of “Material Witness.” It was hosted in collaboration with Borderland Residencies, a joint initiative of artist residencies in the transnational border area of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine.

During her residency, Jungwoon Kim investigated the lingering presence of plant-based materials in liminal states — suspended between growth and decay, natural and synthetic, living and fading. The project began with the collection of local plant remains and everyday residues. These materials, gathered from the immediate surroundings, were with materials such as silicone and aluminum to create sculptural works that quietly embody tension, transformation, and resilience.

Jungwoon Kim (1981, Seoul, South Korea) lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. She studied Fine Arts at Hongik University in Seoul and at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Professors Rita McBride and Martin Gostner. Since graduating in 2014, Kim has participated in a variety of projects. She has been awarded numerous scholarships and participated in several artist residencies, which have taken her to cities such as Chongqing, Detroit, and Bucharest. Kim is also a member of the artist collective Mother of Pearl. Her recent exhibitions and projects include Fishing in Green, Living in Yellow at The Pool, Düsseldorf (2025); Und wir fangen gerade erst an at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (2025); Worlds of Structure at Atelierhaus Aachen e.V., Aachen (2024); Waiting in Loop at Gallery Cubeplus, Kiel (2023); 20 Jahre dHCS-Stipendium at Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen Düsseldorf (2023); Out to Lunch part 1 Bloom in Düsseldorf (2023); Out to Lunch part 2 at 3:e Våningen, Gothenburg, Sweden (2023); Die Grosse at Kunstpalast Düsseldorf (2023); yesterday, today, tomorrow at Zero Foundation, Düsseldorf (2022); and 14. Salon der Künstlerinnen at Museum Kurhaus Kleve (2022).

Borderland Residencies is a Euregional network of residencies at art institutions. It is a joint initiative of artist residencies in the border area of the Rhine-Meuse. The Borderland programme supports the members’ activities by organising multi-day field trips for artists from all the participating residencies, through meetings with curators and institutions from the region and with a public programme including lectures, presentations and workshops. The programme offers participating artists the opportunity to forge contacts on both sides of the border, with both fellow artists and institutions. The field trips also focus on broader themes in the region, such as energy production, agricultural transition and the aging population.

Supported by the European Union and the Small Project Fund ‘People to People’ Interreg Maas-Rhine (NL-BE-DE), as well as the Regional Culture Programme NRW.