ABOUT
Isu Kim Lee(it/its) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Berlin. Isu was born in Suwon, South Korea. In formative years, Isu was influenced by its grandmother’s traditional Buddhist paintings, full of imaginary creatures and vibrant colors.
In 2014~2018 Isu studied fine arts in BA at ENSBA Paris, mainly focusing on creating conceptual performances. It created works that blurred boundaries of different media. In 2018, it discovered drag as an art form and fell in love with it. It moved to Berlin in 2018.
Isu expanded its form of expression from conceptual/visual art to performance art and dance through nightlife queer spaces.
Isu Mignon Mignonne 異水 謎龍 未姩 is its drag persona. Mignonne in its name doesn’t stand for ‘cute’ in French but Mi-(Chin)-Nyeon in Korean, which means ‘crazy bitch’.
CV (DE)
(erneut März. 2025)
Persönliche Daten
Nachname: Kim Lee Vorname: Isu Donggeon
Künstlername: Isu Mignon Mignonne
Geschlecht: Divers (Pronomen: es/it)
Staatsangehörigkeit: Südkorea
Geburtdaten: 01.11.1996 in Seoul, Südkorea
Telefon: +49 157 5336 6196
E-mail: isu.mignon.mignonne@gmail.com
Adress: Schreiner str.3 c/o Kim-Lüttig, 10247 Berlin
Schulausbildung
2011~2014 Gwacheon Fremdsprachenoberschule - Abteilung Deutsch
2012~2013 Gleneagle Oberschule (Austauschstudium in Kanada)
2014~2018 Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts de Paris (Diplôme de 1er cycle)
2018~2022 Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (Diplom für freie Kunst)
2023~2025 Master of Arts in Solo Dance Authorship (SODA) an der HZT Berlin (UdK)
Performaner*in /Tanzer*in
2024
"Miri Né Sori (your milky way)" @ Uferstudio S14 (MA Soda Thesis presentation)
"Coming Out, Inviting In Festival" @ Literarisches Colloquium Berlin e.V. (LCB)
"The Farm" Project Space Festival @ New Fears Gallery, Berlin
"Hole Hold Whole" @ Whole Festival, Gräfenhainichen
"Sissy Smut Vol.3" @ Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxembug-Platz, Belin
"Missings: From Baikal to Heaven Lake,,," @ Westfälischerkunstverein, Münster
2023
Performative Umrahmung der 60.Theatertreffen @ 60. Theatertreffen Berliner Festspiele
"Temple of Temptation" @ Britney X Festival, Schauspiel Köln
"Endangered Species" von Adrian Blount @ Roar Festival, Köln
"Hong Seo Baek Dong" @ Celestial Festival, Alte Münze, Berlin
2022
"1/2 Mazo" @ Lobe Block, Berlin
"y is everything so exhausting" @Acud Macht Neu, Berlin
2021
“3 Ways” Solo performance @ les Urbaines festival, Lausanne, Schweiz
"Mondo Bizzaro" Alte Münze, Berlin
"Idomeneo" mit Opernsängerin Sarah Bouchet @ Hochschule für Musik Hans Eisler Berlin
2020
“We are a new Sun 2” von Pélagie Gbaguidi @ Savvy Contemporary, Berlin
“ Maybe we are paying our prices for,,,” mit Eunju Hong @ Blitz Club, München
“Endangered Species” von Adrian Blount @ Tanztage Sophiensäle, Berlin
Ausstellungen
2023
"Displays: On the Surface" @ Met Galeire, Berlin
2022
"Yet Yet" @ Külhaus, Berlin
2021
"In Search of a New Constellation” @ Wechelraum, Berlin
2018
"We are all cyborgs now" @ Theater Karlshorst, Berlin
2017
“18C24H2O” @“SVIPASAFNIĐ” Verksmiðjan, Island
2016
"I'm permeable" @ "la nouvelle chose" Espace des arts sans frontières, Paris
Kuratorischen Tätigkeiten
2022
"The nose is always at fault" PAC Digital Konferenz @ ZHdK, Zürich, Schweiz
Sprachkenntnisse
Koreanisch: Muttersprache Englisch: TOEFL iBT 107
Deutsch: Telc B1 Französich: Delf B2