TITLE: The Dream of the Earth : The Farmer's Geoglyphs

The Dream of the Earth : Kim Moon-soo

The Farmer's Geoglyphs

Just as the Nazca patterns were not appreciated until humans advanced in aviation technology, can only be appreciated from far above in the sky. Despite the fact they are mere byproducts of modern large-scale agriculture or traces of tractors, the patterns are as mysterious as ancient geoglyphs.

Fascinated at the vista of the agricultural lands in Palouse, Washington, United States viewed from an airplane, restructured them by use of light, angles and various other media at a photographer's command as if a magician. He endeavored to express in photographs what is "beyond what is seen" in the real world.

I chose black and white as the ultimate method of expression, and Leica's monochrome did a faithful job to materialize the photographer's intention.

As the groves and tracts of tractors transformed into black and white lines and patterns, the ordinary vista was revived as a special picturesque landscape.

"The Dream of the Earth" fulfills the pure mission of photograph : to bring the vista existing over there to right before our eyes.

The vista, however, is no longer a vista existing over there.
This is where the photographic attraction of "the Dream of the Earth" lies.

AUTHOR: Moon soo Kim (Korea, Republic of)

1951 Born in Seoul, South Korea

1972 With keen interest in photography when he went to College (Chemical Engineering), started photographic
activities with Leica M3 after taking a 6 month intensive photography course.

1986 Established Wilson Walton Korea Ltd., specialized in Cathodic Protection System and has worked as a
President of CorrsTech Korea Ltd. for the last 32 years.

2014 Held Solo Exhibition "The Spring of the Earth". This exhibition made him more active on photographic
works up to now.


Sole Exhibition

2016 "WhiteScape" Gallery jireh, Korea
2016 "The Dream of the Earth" Gallery illum, Korea
2015 "The Dream of the Earth" Mainly Photograph's Gallery Ryugaheon, Korea
2014 "The Spring of the Earth" A-One Photo Gallery, Korea


Group Exhibition

2017 "Island" Gyeyang Art Gallery, Korea
2016 "The Track of the Time" Gyeyang Art Gallery, Korea
2015 "Share one's Joy" Gyeyang Art Gallery, Korea
2015 "Out of America" Fover Gallery, ACROS Fukuoka, Japan
2015 “Pattern" Gallery Illum, Korea
2014 "One Photo" Gyeyang Art Galley, Korea
2014 "The Dream" Gyeyang Art Galley, Korea
2013 "Free Photo" Gyeyang Art Galley, Korea
2012 "LandScape of Gyeyang" Gyeyang Art Galllery, Korea


Photograph Collection

2015 "The Dream of the Earth"