Gimhongsok, known for his multidisciplinary approach and cynical humor, has spent two decades exploring the complexities of social order through diverse mediums. His work critiques institutions ranging from art history and the market to power structures, inequalities, and labor issues.

In Bangkok Art Biennale 2024, Gim creates a new work in the series Solitude of Silences. His research and interviews with local Thai workers about their lives and jobs give forms to three sculptures: a 32 year-old cat-masked motorbike delivery guy, Korn; a mid 20s dinosaur-masked supermarket cashier, Bua; and a 48 year-old mouse-masked long-haul bus driver, Somkiat, who dreams of a stable job like becoming a police officer.

Arranged in poses of exhaustion and powerlessness against a soft-carpeted stage, these hyper realistic figures become performing bodies, silently articulating the struggles of labor in the late capitalist, post-Fordist era where even sleep and dreaming—what Marx called "the last natural condition"—can become elusive in the face of a 24/7 market. The act of resting, of simply nurturing the body, is thus transformed into a quiet yet potent protest against the relentless demands of capitalism.

Gim has exhibited at major institutions globally, including the Seoul Museum of Art, Gwangju Biennale, and La Biennale di Venezia. His works are in prestigious collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the National Gallery of Canada.