Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
For this installation, Kim invites visitors to sit on a bench and listen to seven lullabies composed for her daughter Roux. Kim started this project after noticing that her baby monitor had pre-programmed lullabies that could be set to play when infants cry. Kim, who is raising children in a mixed Deaf and hearing household, recalled “a feeling of unease” about these unfamiliar songs, so she “factored them out of the sound diet.” To counter this, she provided a text score to seven friends (who are also
parents) with instructions to compose lullabies that omit lyrics and emphasize low frequencies. The artist-designed bench resembles a color-coded weekly pillbox, a reminder of the daily rituals and routines of childcare.
One Week of Lullabies for Roux, 2018. Seven soundtracks and wooden bench with colored
fabric; Juan Cisneros, 21:05 min. (looped); Melissa Dubbin and Aaron S. Davidson, 3:22 min. (looped); David Horvitz, 1:35 min. (looped); Carmelle Safdie, 2:07 min. (looped); Sonja Simonyi, Nico Van Tomme, and Niels Van Tomme, 0:29 min. (looped); Lotti Sollevi, 7:50 min. (looped); and
Alex Waxman, 5:01 min. (looped) Collection of the artist; courtesy François Ghebaly Gallery and White Space
#christinesunkim #whitneymuseum #exhibitions #contemporaryart #soundart #americansignlanguage #asl #artinstallation #parenting #art #museum
For this installation, Kim invites visitors to sit on a bench and listen to seven lullabies composed for her daughter Roux. Kim started this project after noticing that her baby monitor had pre-programmed lullabies that could be set to play when infants cry. Kim, who is raising children in a mixed Deaf and hearing household, recalled “a feeling of unease” about these unfamiliar songs, so she “factored them out of the sound diet.” To counter this, she provided a text score to seven friends (who are also
parents) with instructions to compose lullabies that omit lyrics and emphasize low frequencies. The artist-designed bench resembles a color-coded weekly pillbox, a reminder of the daily rituals and routines of childcare.
One Week of Lullabies for Roux, 2018. Seven soundtracks and wooden bench with colored
fabric; Juan Cisneros, 21:05 min. (looped); Melissa Dubbin and Aaron S. Davidson, 3:22 min. (looped); David Horvitz, 1:35 min. (looped); Carmelle Safdie, 2:07 min. (looped); Sonja Simonyi, Nico Van Tomme, and Niels Van Tomme, 0:29 min. (looped); Lotti Sollevi, 7:50 min. (looped); and
Alex Waxman, 5:01 min. (looped) Collection of the artist; courtesy François Ghebaly Gallery and White Space
#christinesunkim #whitneymuseum #exhibitions #contemporaryart #soundart #americansignlanguage #asl #artinstallation #parenting #art #museum
