DAVID ZINK YI | PLAYING UNTIL FAILURE

Ahead of his first solo exhibition in Seoul, we visited David Zink Yi in his studio in Berlin, where he discussed his background, what drew him to become an artist, and how his work continues to evolve. Featuring original music and performances in this video portrait, David discusses a practice that encompasses film, sculpture, ceramics, and silk textiles, all with an eye to the mutability and expressive potential of the objects he creates. PLAYING UNTIL FAILURE is the name of his current show at KÖNIG SEOUL and it puts his decades-long artistic practice on unique display.
© KÖNIG GALERIE
Images used in the video:
Cheonho Ahn, Damian Griffiths
Works featured in the video:
La Sala, David Zink Yi, 1998
Three Thousand Song, 2022
David Zink Yi, concept and compositions
Rodney Barreto, prepared drums
Marvin Diz, percussion
Yuliesky Gonzalez Guerra, trumpet
Regis Molina, saxophone alt and barytone, flutes
Denis Cuni Rodriguez, trombone
Matthias Millhoff, sound, recording
Frank Lehmann, camera
Miguel Anguel Fernández Martínez, camera
Commissioned by the Haubrok Foundation in Berlin on the occasion of Berlin Art Week 2022