Energy Made Visible
Casting the Unseen
Hyojin Kim works across sculpture, metal craft, and jewelry, developing a sculptural language that interprets the body’s movements and the tension and energy embedded within them.
Grounded in an awareness of material-related environmental impact, she integrates traditional metal-casting techniques with contemporary sculptural approaches, working primarily in bronze across a range of scales.
By independently carrying out every stage of production—from modeling to casting and patination—Kim gives form to non-visual currents of energy, articulating forces that remain unseen yet perceptible within the work.
Hyojin Kim works at the intersection of sculpture, metalcraft, and jewelry, developing a sculptural language grounded in material intelligence and craft-based processes. Her practice reflects a sustained engagement with the body, gesture, and trained movement, explored through wax prototypes and a range of casting techniques.
The Opposite Force
(w/ Arms)
Sculpting Movement, Shaping Energy
Her work The Opposite Force (w/ Arms) translates the poised tension of a ballerina’s motion into a bronze chair-form sculpture, merging traditional casting methods with Japan’s ohaguro patination. Through disciplined, process-led making, Kim examines gravity, resistance, and the energies held within controlled movement—pursuing beauty through form shaped by repeated labor and focus.
Shaping Energy
Fully Hand-Crafted from Prototype to Finish.