Boreum Kang is the recipient of the 15th DOOSAN Yonkang Arts Award and the director of the art collective Project Readymade. She has consistently explored themes involving the intersection of diverse bodies and voices, including those of women, workers, youth, artists, queer individuals, and people with and without disabilities. Kang rediscovers and expands theater by transforming conventional theatrical space with a unique vision. She explores what lies beyond the boundary of traditional theater, integrating oral history, exhibitions, pansori, aries, and immersive experiences. At the same time, she has demonstrated an unmatched talent for bringing new experiences to the audience, introducing social issues in theatrical ways rather than through activism.

☆ Excerpted and quoted from the DOOSAN Yonkang Arts Award Jury’s Statement