{"product_id":"travelling-with-ink-eiffel-tower-paris","title":"Travelling with Ink: Eiffel Tower (Paris)","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=\"36\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEiffel Tower (Paris)\u003c\/strong\u003e embodies a profound reorientation of perspective. Following a period of physical trauma, a major car accident, and severe burnout, Kim’s recovery began when she looked outward—rebuilding her creative spirit through the warmth and spontaneous connection of Melbourne’s urban community. Drawn from an arresting upward vantage point, thousands of tonnes of industrial puddle iron dissolve into weightless, skyward-reaching geometric lace. It stands as a testament to resilience: an architectural soaring out of shadow into clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"39\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" 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=\"40\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSize -\u003c\/b\u003e 50cm (W) × 50cm (H), unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"41\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"41\" 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=\"42\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"42\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignature -\u003c\/b\u003e Hand-signed and dated (2025) by the artist on the front lower right; includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jeesoo Kim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655258460346,"sku":"Jeesoo Kim_009","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0036\/5445\/1289\/files\/n2pQTYWQwL.jpg?v=1789520182","url":"https:\/\/www.gioia.com.au\/products\/travelling-with-ink-eiffel-tower-paris","provider":"Gioia Wall Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}