Born in Daegu, South Korea, in 1957, Kimsooja is widely regarded as one of today’s most important artists. Her work is rooted in Korean traditions and encompasses diverse media, including installation, performance, video, and photography, and is exhibited worldwide. Recent solo exhibitions include presentations at the Bourse de Commerce, Paris, in 2024; Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, in 2024; and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in 2015. She represented South Korea at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013 and took part in Documenta 12 in Kassel in 2007. The FENIX Migration Museum in Rotterdam recently acquired her key work Bottari Truck – Migrateurs (2007–2009).