Is Dawn Kim a Photographer? To An extent. Does she take all her photos? No Dawn Kim is an artist who uses other peoples images as well as her own. Her series 'worn once' and her video 'loss' exemplify this.
Worn once is a series of images of people seeking their wedding dresses. We are left to wonder about the circumstances, and are put in the subjects shoes. Likewise, Loss shows the silences in Obama's speeches about gun violence, which offers a window into the feelings of the president- guilt, regret, sympathy and sadness.
Her work often focuses on feelings, and things which have been cast aside, and often make the viewer think about the circumstances.