Ji Su Kang-Gatto is an artist and filmmaker living in Berlin

EDUCATION
2008-2013
Studies at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Meisterschülerin of Lucy McKenzie
2018-2021
Postgraduate Studies at Academy of Media Arts Cologne

STIPENDS & DISTINCTIONS
2023
dokka-Förderpreis / dokka e.V. Dokumentarfestival Karlsruhe
Nomination for Best Documentary / Verband der deutschen Filmkritik
2022
“Junge Szene” Stipend / Kunststiftung NRW
Work Stipend 2022 / Stiftung Kunstfonds
2021
3rd Prize / Aviff Cannes Art Film Festival
2016
Work Stipend in South Korea / Kunststiftung NRW
2012
Academy Stipend for Painting / Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

EXHIBITIONS
2024
The Act of Seeing / With One`s Own Eyes / Goethe Institut Tbilisi / Georgia (G)
Kinder, hört mal alle her! / Kunsthalle Osnabrück / Osnabrück / Germany (G)
European Media Art Festival / Lagerhalle / Osnabrück / Germany (G)
Flavor / iJuLa / Kurzfilmklub / Köln / Germany (G)
2023
Video Digest / Moltkerei e.V. / Cologne / Germany (G)
Counter Narrative / Scope / Kino Turistarama / Cologne / Germany (G)
HanDo / Filmhaus Köln / Cologne / Germany (G)
VIAL-about nurturing / APTHK Lab / Freiraum / Düsseldorf / Germany (G)
dokka 10 / Kinemathek / Dokumentarfestival Karlsruhe / Karlsruhe / Germany (G)
(Don`t) slide into my DMs / Videonale.19 / Kunstmuseum Bonn / Bonn / Germany (G)
In Rücksprache / Arsenal-Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. / Berlin / Germany (G)
Videonale.19 / Kunstmuseum Bonn / Bonn / Germany (G)
FLOAT / Kunstmuseum Celle / Celle / Germany (G)
Dokfenster / Dokumentarfilminitiative / Filmhaus Köln / Cologne / Germany (G)
What Should I Say-About Seoul / Slanted / Noplace / Cologne / Germany (G)
FOOD Processing 2.0 / Videocity / Mokka-Rubin / Olten / Switzerland (G)
2022
im Werden begriffen / 46. Duisburger Filmwoche / doxs! / filmforum / Duisburg / Germany (G)
Identitäten / MOOZ – KHM / Cologne / Germany (G)
kurz und gut 2022 / WDR Kurzfilmnacht / TV / Germany (G)
HallenbadKino / Stiftung imai – femmes & Schwestern / Münstertherme / Düsseldorf / Germany (G)
143km / OHHO / Seoul / South Korea (G)
Environment Is Music / Sala Estense / Ferrara Film Corto Festival / Ferrara / Italy (G)
Be/Longing / Filmhaus Köln / Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln / Cologne / Germany (G)
FOOD / Videocity / Raum für Kunst im ECK / Aarau / Switzerland (G)
2021
Food In Flux; Food For Us / Videocity / La Petite / Abu Dhabi / United Arab Emirates (G)
Loneliness / Videocity / Motorenhalle – Project Center for Contemporary Art / Dresden / Germany (G)
Shorts on Wheels / Kurzfilmfestival Köln / Cologne / Germany (G)
Food / Videocity / P3tv Stadtstudio / St. Pölten / Austria (G)
Hitting Puberty / Videolounge imai – NRW-Forum / Düsseldorf / Germany (G)
Loneliness #2 / Videocity / Congress Center Basel – Swissôtel Le Plaza – Art Basel / Basel / Switzerland (G)
The Things I Tell You Will Not Be Wrong / SCOPE – Kubus / Hannover / Germany (G)
Official Selection / Aviff Cannes Art Film Festival / Cannes / France (G)
IMPACT / Unikat / Witten / Germany (G)
I’m fine; lit. I eat my meals – 밥은 먹고 다녀, RR.: Bapeun meokgo danyeo / WWW Space / Seoul / South Korea (S)
2020
Food #2 / Videocity / Congress Center Basel – Swissôtel Le Plaza / Basel / Switzerland (G)
Experiment / Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival / Sao Paulo / Brazil (G)
Only the artist is present / Flat / Cologne / Germany (G)
A Daughter`s Table / Moltkerei Werkstatt e.V. / Cologne / Germany (S)
Dreams & Memories / Videolounge imai – NRW-Forum / Düsseldorf / Germany (G)
Video Works / KUBUS – Situation Kunst / Bochum / Germany (G)
2019
Nuda Veritas / Galleria di Palazzo Beltramini / Asolo / Italy (G)
Nei giardini del silenzio / Casa Malipiero / Asolo / Italy (G)
Scaena / Mom Art Space / Hamburg / Germany (G)
Artrooms / Meliá White House / London / UK (G)
2018
Berlin Short Film Festival / Babylon / Berlin / Germany (G)
2017
insights / onomato künstlerverein / Düsseldorf / Germany (D)
2013
BOOGIE WOOGIE / Saal3 / Düsseldorf / Germany (G)
Members of the Family / Kunstverein Emmerich e.V. / Emmerich / Germany (G)
German Kleinformat / Lateral Art Space / Cluj / Romania (G)
Daring Darling / Philara – Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst e.V. / Düsseldorf / Germany (G)
2012
Städtegurren / Metz-Galerie / Koblenz / Germany (S)  

PUBLICATIONS
2023
What Should I Say-About Seoul / Slanted / Cologne / Germany
2018
Biennial Edition / WomenCineMakers / Berlin / Germany
2017
Imitation of Life / LoosenArt / Rome / Italy