Mimi Youn

Mimi Youn is a South Korean artist who graduated from The Slade School of Fine Art in London with a M.F.A. in Fine Art in 2008. She was awarded the Lens Culture/Rhubarb Photo book Award for Mememimi in 2008, and in 2009 was an Artist in Residence at Cite International des arts, Paris. She has exhibited both in the US and abroad.

Youn uses Polaroids to create autobiographical narratives. By etching words and designs into the emulsion, she is able to esentailly document her emotions and experiences as immediate as the image appears.

To inquire about these unique, Polaroid photographs by Mimi Youn, please contact the gallery.

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    Mimi Youn, Always You Want To Hear (More), 2010
    Three Dimensional Etched Polaroid 600, unique.

  • Mimi Youn 02

    Mimi Youn, Always You Want To Hear (Praise), 2010
    Three Dimensional Etched Polaroid 600, unique.

  • Mimi Youn 03

    Mimi Youn, On the Ladder, 2010
    Etched Polaroid 600, unique.

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    Mimi Youn, Refusal Letter, 2010
    Etched Polaroid 600, unique.

  • Mimi Youn 05

    Mimi Youn, One Love, 2010
    Etched Polaroid 600, unique.

  • Mimi Youn 06

    Mimi Youn, Panda Has A Dream, 2010
    Etched Polaroid 600, unique.

  • Mimi Youn 07

    Mimi Youn, It's Taken Me A Long Time To Get Here, 2009
    Etched Polaroid 600, unique.

  • Mimi Youn 08

    Mimi Youn, You Have To Forgive Me, 2010
    Etched Polaroid 600, unique.

  • Mimi Youn 09

    Mimi Youn, Seek and Seek, 2008
    Etched Polaroid 600, unique.

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    Mimi Youn, Erased Words, 2010
    Etched Polaroid 600, unique.