DK is an artist investigating the intersection of place and memory—exploring the interstices and histories of site; the personal and collective body—through visual art, video, performance, public art, installation, interventions, and arts programming/organizing—under artist name, D.K. Pan. Over 25 years as an artist, D.K. expanded their practice to involve various mediums, recently focusing on video as documents of place; and community engagement practices with Yesler Terrace/Seattle Housing Authority and Sound Transit Art Program. They organized art interventions/cultural events such as TUBS and Bridge Motel. They received The Stranger’s Genius Award in 2011, Artist Trust Fellowship in 2022, and several other grants and awards. In 2015, D.K. created a video survey of the US West Coast, in collaboration with NOAA, as commentary on climate change and homage to communities vulnerable to rising sea levels. Their multi-year work, Time Is Memory, encompasses works on paper, public mark-making, skywriting, tattoos, and video. DK has also worked with Plymouth Housing Group and Community Roots Housing over the past 10+ years to address homelessness and create affordable, vibrant communities—in support of the maxim, “Housing Is A Human Right.”
Deer (DK) Kim
