I am a self-taught multidisciplinary artist whose work is rooted in my experience as a second-generation Korean American, and as a caregiver for my parents and children. I am interested in the quiet ways memory lives in ordinary things like a piece of fruit, a patterned cloth, a family photograph, or a broom leaning on a courtyard wall. My background in architecture, urban planning, and public interest technology shapes how I think about place and community. I often find myself working against Silicon Valley’s fixation on the future by paying attention to what it overlooks: immigrant family life, domestic labor, aging, and the interior lives of suburban communities. Through solitary studio work and community-based projects, I transform my personal memory into shared cultural material.
Julie Kim is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Jose, California. Before focusing on art full-time, she worked in architecture and technology, designing affordable housing, walkable neighborhoods, digital products and even a trash can. Her work draws from memories of a childhood divided between Santa Rosa, California, and Seoul, South Korea. She explores themes of migration, domestic life, and material culture.
