Kim Hyun Guen (K)



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The Urban Squeeze

Editorial
11”x14” p.128


2024


Accustomed to urban environments, I designed a catalog for MoMA from my perspective of city life. I captured the congestion found in various cities—the towering apartment buildings and narrow streets of New York, the densely packed homes in Hong Kong, the pushmen in Tokyo’s subways, and the traffic jams of Los Angeles.

When observed from a bird’s-eye view, these hectic moments break down into simple squares and geometric shapes. The simplified forms create unique rhythms, expressed through both regular and irregular patterns.

Within these simplified visuals, I find joy in searching for traces of humanity—elements that, while sometimes problematic, create an aesthetically compelling tension.