Silver in Fine Art/Other / 2026 / Fine Art / Other

• Prize
  Silver in Fine Art/Other
• Photographer
  Chan Kim, Korea, Republic of
• Date of Photograph
  09/09/2018
• Instagram
  @chomooo8

This series captures intriguing moments from one of our long-running simulation experiments in a location Humans call Ipanema Beach. We enter as proxy bodies and read balloon-shaped markers—cute by design—that code consciousness: orange average, blue clear, purple ordered wisdom, brown noisy, red love, white us. The beach looks ordinary, then the system gently slips. File 01—Site Overview; 02—Marker Check; 03—Awkward Encounter; 04—Unexpected Close-Up: Color Shift; File 05—Training Loop shows pre-entry practice. Manually composited; no generative AI was used.

Chan Kim founded and ran a music company for over two decades before turning his focus back to photography, a lifelong interest. His work explores travel, people, and nature, seeking fleeting moments along the way.

Awards Silver Prize, 1839 Awards / Travel — 2025
Bronze Prize, Paris Photo Prize / Street Photography — 2025
Bronze Prize, Paris Photo Prize / Travel — 2025
Second Prize, The Independent Photographer / Black & White — 2024