KIM YoungEun’s work examines sound and listening as sociopolitical and historical products and practices. Her recent works explore how sound and listening are constructed and technically developed within specific historical contexts, and what possibilities listening offers in knowledge production and decolonization processes.
Her work has been presented at the Gwangju Biennale; M+ Museum, Hong Kong; Museum of Fine Arts Bern, Switzerland; Samsung Museum of Art, Korea; and many others. She is the recipient of the 2026 ACC Future Prize and has won the Korea Artist Prize, the SongEun Art Award. Her work has also received Honorary Mentions at the Prix Ars Electronica.