Kimura byol-nathalie lemoine

kimura byol-nathalie lemoine is a Korean-born, Belgium-raised activist, feminist and artist.
Biography.
Although currently using the name "kimura byol-nathalie lemoine," this artist has also published under the following names: Nathalie Lemoine, Kimura Byol, star-kim, Mihee-Nathalie Lemoine, kim byul and Cho Mihee-Nathalie Lemoine.
kimura-lemoine was born 1968 in Busan, South Korea. Ze was adopted from Korea to a Belgian childless couple then raised in Belgium. kimura-lemoine returned to South Korea for 13 years (1993 and 2006). 
kimura-lemoine uses the gender neutral pronouns 'ze' and 'zer'. Ze said ze consider zerself to be "international" as opposed to any one cultural identity.
Activism.
Ze helped found Global Overseas Adoptees' Link in 1998, an organization which aims to help adoptees find their birth families and adjust to living in that country. In 2005, ze was called the "face of overseas adoption" in South Korea.
Art.
kimura-lemoine began creating art after moving to South Korea in 1993. kimura-lemoine is a conceptual and multimedia artist who was initially influenced by German expressionism, but came to combine oriental elements. The art's themes touch on racial identity, adoption and feelings of diaspora. The art work attempts to challenge perceptions of national identity, confront fantasies about Asians in the west, and also Korean constraints. Lemoine's preferred mediums are calligraphy, painting, manipulated images, poetry, video and photography.
Zer art work was first exhibited in the "Orientity" exhibit at the Hong Kong Fringe Club in Kyoto, Japan in 2005. In 2017, they created the documentary "ARTivism" which features lesbian artists from different parts of the world.
Awards.
kimura-lemoine has earned the following awards:
Selected solo exhibitions.
The artist's selected solo exhibitions include:
Selected articles.
Following is a short list of selected news paper and magazine articles about lemoine: