kdk (Dokyun Kim) studied photography at Seoul Institute of the Arts in Korea and Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in Germany where he studied under Christopher Williams and Thomas Ruff and received a Meisterschueler. Known for his ongoing study of spaces, kdk explores an emotional, social and psychological encounter with the space beyond the visual and physical realm. He names his series with single English letters and the code like titles for his individual work can have multiple meanings which can be open to extensive interpretations.

His solo exhibitions include instagram@kdkkdk at Sahngup Gallery in Seoul; p at Perigee Gallery in Seoul; Facility Skins at Michael Schultz Gallery in Berlin, Germany. Recently, his work has been appeared in group exhibitions, including Civilization: The Way We Live Now in UCCA in Beijing, China, Obsession, Arko Art Center, Seoul, Korea; A Photograph Rarely Stands Alone: Pairs, sequences, and series from the Kunstbibliothek’s Collection of Photography at Museum fuer Fotografie in Berlin, Germany and Wisdom of the Earth-A Homage to Korean Architecture at Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul. His work is included in collections, including Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Photography Collection; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea and UBS Art Collection in Hong Kong. KDK lives and works in Seoul, Korea.