SONI KUM IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TOKYO, JAPAN AS A THIRD-GENERATION KOREAN. SHE WORKS IN FILM AND VIDEO, INSTALLATION, PERFORMANCE, WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY, DRAWING, AND DANCE. HER EARLY ARTWORKS ATTEMPT TO SHED LIGHT ON FRAGMENTED PIECES OF DARKENED HISTORY AND REALIGN THEM INTO MORE COMPLEX AND PERSONAL STORYTELLING. AFTER WORKING ON ACTIVIST ART PROJECTS WITH NORTH KOREAN MIGRANTS IN SOUTH KOREA FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SHE BEGAN TO EXPLORE THE THEME OF RITUAL IN HER PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION WORKS. HER ONGOING ART PROJECT IS TO TRANSFORM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LIVING AND DYING.