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