Where fiction meets the gentle real
I'm KKMD, a visual artist working at the intersection of AI and handcraft. My practice explores a space that is not entirely real, but not fully fictional.
I’m interested in moments where different sensibilities meet, the tactile qualities of handcrafted layers, and the unfamiliar atmosphere shaped in digital space.
These elements come together to form images that feel both familiar and slightly displaced.
Rather than focusing on technology itself, I approach images through a process of selection and adjustment. Decisions about what to keep and what to remove shape each work.
In this process, AI functions as both material and tool, something to work with rather than something to present.
If you have a project in mind or simply want to connect, I'd love to hear from you!
💌 hello@kkmd.studio
CV
Education
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
— M.A. in Broadcasting · Visual Communication · Culture Contents
Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
— B.F.A. in Fine Arts, Film · TV · Multimedia
Professional Background
AMOREPACIFIC — Video&Art Director
CJ ENM — Digital Content PD
Music Video Projects — Art Director
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Stitch by Stitch, COSO, Seoul, South Korea
2025 OpenAI Creative Lab Korea Artist Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
2016 ul:kin Exhibition, Rainbowcube Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2012 Busan International Art Fair (BIAF), BEXCO, Busan, South Korea
Awards & Honors
2026 OpenAI Creative Lab — Selected Artist
2025 OpenAI Creative Lab Seoul — Selected Artist
2024 iF Design Award
2022 iF Design Award
Artist Talks & Workshops
2026 Coloso, Dreamlike & Sensory Artwork — Online Course
2026 IMAGINE 2026, Shot Language Practice — Dnol at Microsoft
2026 Notefolio, AI & Art Direction
2026 Hankyoreh Education, AI Artist Talk: Handcraft + AI
2025 Design Camp, AI & Art Direction — D-hak & Notefolio at Times Square, Seoul
2025 Notefolio, AI & Art Direction
2025 IMAGINE 2025, AI Artist Talk: AI & Creation — Dnol
2025 Wanted Lab Inc., AI & Creative Practice
2025 Busan Design Festival, AI & Art Direction — Notefolio at BEXCO
2025 Design Camp, AI & Art Direction — D-hak & Notefolio at Hanyang Univ. ERICA