Tae Jung and Ha Ru
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Photographer
Heun Jung Kim
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Prize
Honorable Mention
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Date of Photograph
06-09-2020
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Technical Info
1/50, ISO1000, 46mm, F 5.6, Cannon 5D Mark 3, 24-70mm,
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Website
The traditional Korean 'Baek-il' event is a centuries-old tradition considered a norm in many Korean households. This signifies a major milestone within the Korean culture of a child’s 100th day after birth because of the high infant mortality during the 18th Century until the Korean War.
The photograph shows a double portraiture of my younger sister celebrating this milestone with her daughter dressed in the Hanbok during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I focus on capturing motherhood and child infancy while celebrating a centuries-old tradition of a child’s 100th day on earth amidst
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Biography
Heun Jung Kim was born In Seoul, South Korea, and currently, lives and works in London, England. She is Bachelors of Art graduate in Architectural Design at Sam yook university, Seoul, South Korea, and Andrews University, Michigan, USA. Currently, she just finished master of arts at Royal College of Art, London. She primarily works with photography and painting and installations.
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Awards
Her work was included in the group exhibition ‘Work-In-Progress Show‘, Photography project space at Royal College of Art in 2017-9, The MAGENTA Suite LLC gallery, USA, winning awards "landscapes" 2019, Art exhibition -Light space & time, Artzone42 gallery, Greece, ‘grad week’ at Artfinder, Photo place gallery ‘Being human’, USA and FETARI studio,UK. Also, get featured on five magazines A5, average art, wotisart, Notrandomart, and SZ3.
