Innerscape

Hani Kim is an artist from South Korea, currently based in Berlin. Over the past 12 years, she has lived in Seoul, Bern, Milan, and London. These diverse experiences have broadened her perspective while also creating a sense of cultural dissonance, shaped by the contrasts between Eastern and Western influences.

This inner dialogue unfolds in her art through themes of introspection and psychological depth. She explores identity, displacement, and the emotional states that come with existing between cultures. Her paintings capture fleeting emotions—loneliness, nostalgia, and the weight of unspoken struggles.

Her process balances control and spontaneity. While she finds comfort in structure, her art challenges this tendency by embracing instinct. She begins with raw, unrestrained gestures, allowing emotions to take control of the canvas, then steps back to refine and bring balance, creating a conversation between chaos and order.

Through her project "Innerscape", she is expanding her practice by integrating sound with her paintings to create an immersive experience for viewers. She invites her audience to engage with emotions that often remain unspoken, aiming to create a space where these feelings can be acknowledged and reflected upon. Virtual Art Space provides an opportunity to step into this emotional landscape, encouraging visitors to connect with their own introspective moments.

“Innerscape” is a series of imagined emotional landscapes accompanied by sounds composed and performed by the artist. Each painting reflects her experiences as an outsider, shaped by cultural and social differences over time.

It captures the moments of feeling herself change, the overwhelming influence of her surroundings, the confusion that comes with constantly adapting, the growing distance she feels from her home country, and the realization that she doesn’t fully belong to either place. At the same time, she keeps wondering—what is the truest version of herself? These shifts, memories, and emotions all merge into the “Innerscape”.

Through this series, she invites us to step into an otherworldly space, where the interplay of colors, shapes, and sound creates an immersive atmosphere. Each painting, accompanied by its own composition, serves as a passage into inner worlds formed by personal memories and emotions. What memories or emotions does “Innerscape” awaken in us?