Lim Soo Sik
Korea
Lim graduated with BFA and MFA in Photography from Chung-ang University’s Department of Photography. His work expresses various objects that symbolize universal desire using photography ,through series of works such as Chaekgado (which combined photos of bookshelves with the way in which to create Korean traditional paintings), Picturenary, Mountain, and Room.K.
Lim has participated in over 100 group exhibitions and 22 solo exhibitions in many countries, including the U.K., Spain, and Brazil. His works are housed at several museums, such as the Art Bank at Korea’s National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and Germany’s Reiner Kunze Museum.
Chaekgado
Lim Soo Sik’s series ‘Chaekgado’, captures photographs of bookshelves belonging to various individuals, showcasing their valuable collections of, ‘books and things’. But there is a deeper meaning to the photographs of bookshelves. It refers to a style of Korean painting genre known as ‘Chaekgado’, that was popular in 18th century Korea.
Books hold immense value for many, they are cherished possessions, sought-after collectibles, and, at times, objects of controversy. Each bookshelf reflects not only the taste of the individual but also their personality and so each picture represents the absent owner whose presence is felt but not seen.
