NAMDOO KIM
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    • Bubble (2023–)
    • Contemporary Mankind (2021–)
    • I Want It ! (2018–)
    • Homunculus (2018–)
    • Revealing the Invisible (2015–)
    • Golden Binoculars (2013–)
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    • Life is Good (2012–)
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Life is Good
(2012–)

Artist Statement
Baby on the track
White City
Way to go ! Dude !
Under pressure, we are cracking
Mommy will always be here for you, my baby
Young-hui
Life is good
Making baby to go to ​the IVY League
Greedy Bomb
Please, just grow healthy and strong my child I, II
   Life is Good is a series that I developed by utilizing an array of toys as a reference to express a critique of the current reality faced by the youth in the Republic of Korea. Specifically, my artistic commentary highlights the negative impacts of the older generation's fixation on their children's education, resulting in a younger generation that has been compelled to engage in a perpetual competition with one another. In essence, this cycle has transformed the younger generation into mere products of a mass production system akin to a prefabricated toy. The younger generation's lives have been surrendered to the conflicting desires of the older generation, leading to a state of soullessness, akin to a puppet. Despite any personal desires, children are molded to conform to a predetermined societal standard.