Sangbin Im

SANGBIN IM is a Korean artist known for his vibrant composite photographs, each made up of hundreds of images taken over a series of days and embedded with painted surfaces. A key element of IM’s work is a consideration of technology’s growing importance in the modern age. Bridging the relationship between fantasy and reality, IM’s work frequently begins with the subject of an urban environment. His composite recreations of famous tourist destinations and cultural places around the world explore the way these sites have become global spaces, instantly recognizable and unrecognizable at the same time.

Louvre Museum, 2010
Lambda print, Edition 2 of 5
76 x 48 inches

Courtesy of the ARTIST and RYAN LEE GALLERY