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This is an original sculpture painting by Yoona Love Kim. This artwork was part of the 'RETROSPECT' group exhibition and pop-up store held at Shell Space from 1-2 November, 2025.
Title: My favorite lunch fellow
Year: 2024
Medium: Mixed media, clay on panel
Size: 40 × 40 cm
I’m just a person who needs to eat,
and most of the time I end up spending those
moments alone, staring off at something.
That’s why the people on this digital screen have
become my lunch fellow.
It doesn’t really matter whether they’re “real” or not—
what matters is the little warmth I feel in the moment.
Even with a hot meal, there were times when an
empty chill would still sit in my throat.
So for anyone who knows that feeling,
I’d like to recommend this: digital meal friends.
Yoona Love Kim is an artist whose creation is rooted in the exploration of childhood memories, using them as a framework for examining the emotional and technological shifts that shape contemporary life. This series documents her personal experience of digital transformation, an evolution she has witnessed since childhood and one that continues to influence her daily rhythms. Raised in a dual-income household, Yoona grew familiar with solitary mealtimes, once accompanied by television animations and now by YouTube gaming broadcasts. While these moments carry a quiet sense of solitude, she embraces them as part of her lived reality, allowing the comfort, intimacy, and quiet companionship offered by digital spaces to inform her work.
The rapid circulation of images online has also allowed her artwork to be exhibited in places she has never physically visited, expanding the presence of her work beyond geographical limits. Within this rapidly digitalizing world, the one variable she can choose to shape is her own perspective. Yoona elects to view this inevitable transformation with openness and affection. Her work invites viewers to consider: what emotions emerge within you as you encounter this digital landscape through her eyes?
**Additional shipping fees may apply. Purchasing insurance is recommended. An invoice will be sent to the email attached to the order, so please make sure to check your spam folder in case.**
This is an original sculpture painting by Yoona Love Kim. This artwork was part of the 'RETROSPECT' group exhibition and pop-up store held at Shell Space from 1-2 November, 2025.
Title: My favorite lunch fellow
Year: 2024
Medium: Mixed media, clay on panel
Size: 40 × 40 cm
I’m just a person who needs to eat,
and most of the time I end up spending those
moments alone, staring off at something.
That’s why the people on this digital screen have
become my lunch fellow.
It doesn’t really matter whether they’re “real” or not—
what matters is the little warmth I feel in the moment.
Even with a hot meal, there were times when an
empty chill would still sit in my throat.
So for anyone who knows that feeling,
I’d like to recommend this: digital meal friends.
Yoona Love Kim is an artist whose creation is rooted in the exploration of childhood memories, using them as a framework for examining the emotional and technological shifts that shape contemporary life. This series documents her personal experience of digital transformation, an evolution she has witnessed since childhood and one that continues to influence her daily rhythms. Raised in a dual-income household, Yoona grew familiar with solitary mealtimes, once accompanied by television animations and now by YouTube gaming broadcasts. While these moments carry a quiet sense of solitude, she embraces them as part of her lived reality, allowing the comfort, intimacy, and quiet companionship offered by digital spaces to inform her work.
The rapid circulation of images online has also allowed her artwork to be exhibited in places she has never physically visited, expanding the presence of her work beyond geographical limits. Within this rapidly digitalizing world, the one variable she can choose to shape is her own perspective. Yoona elects to view this inevitable transformation with openness and affection. Her work invites viewers to consider: what emotions emerge within you as you encounter this digital landscape through her eyes?
**Additional shipping fees may apply. Purchasing insurance is recommended. An invoice will be sent to the email attached to the order, so please make sure to check your spam folder in case.**