{"product_id":"travelling-with-ink-big-ben-london","title":"Travelling with Ink: Big Ben (London)","description":"\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eOriginal artwork by Jeesoo Kim\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTravelling with Ink\u003c\/i\u003e is a chronological four-part architectural narrative charting an internal journey of migration, memory, and personal renewal. Rather than treating global landmarks as detached tourist scenery, Kim uses these monumental structures as personal anchors for lived experience—executed in deliberate sequence from San Francisco and Sydney to London and Paris. Working without digital aids, washes, or rulers, Kim renders thousands of tonnes of industrial steel, precast concrete, and Gothic masonry by hand using fine-nib archival fineliners on heavy Arches cotton rag. What began as a solitary technical exercise evolved into a deeply human dialogue: tracing the arc from an immigrant’s initial arrival to childhood memory, resilience through adversity, and the hard-won clarity of finding home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"28\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig Ben (London)\u003c\/strong\u003e traces back to early childhood memory in South Korea. Long before travelling abroad, Kim spent her earliest years with only a pen and scrap paper, watching the clock tower’s silhouette across animated television broadcasts and dreaming of the world beyond. Merging her background in horological illustration with monumental draughtsmanship, this piece dissects the Elizabeth Tower’s intricate Neo-Gothic stonework, carved belfries, and iconic clock face through hundreds of hours of 0.05mm linework—honouring the childhood imagination that sparked a lifelong dedication to drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"31\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"31\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMedium -\u003c\/b\u003e Fine-nib archival pigment fineliners  on Arches hot-pressed cotton rag 640gsm paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"32\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"32\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSize -\u003c\/b\u003e 50cm (W) × 50cm (H), unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"33\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"33\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFrame -\u003c\/b\u003e Sold unframed (shipped flat in archival, acid-free protective packaging). \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"34\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"34\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignature -\u003c\/b\u003e Hand-signed and dated (2025) by the artist on the front; includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jeesoo Kim Original Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655294865594,"sku":"Jeesoo Kim_008","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0036\/5445\/1289\/files\/Travelling-with-Ink-Big-Ben-London-by-Jeesoo-Kim-original-art-Gioia.jpg?v=1789572694","url":"https:\/\/www.gioia.com.au\/products\/travelling-with-ink-big-ben-london","provider":"Gioia Wall Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}