D A M B I K I M
(1990)
tea & incense ceremony master
herbal researcher & naturopathy practitioner
travel astrologer and musician
김담비는 차, 향, 소리, 언어를 통해 식물과 자연을 소재로 전통적이면서도 현대적인 요소를 가미해 일상 생활에서 즐길 수 있는 다양한 놀이와 지혜를 나누고자 한다. 2016년부터 담비의 차실이라는 식물 아틀리에를 운영하며 창의적이고 실험적인 약용식물 조제와 향 만들기, 허브차 블렌딩 및 허브 치료 관련 워크샵, 식물 타로와 그에 따른 심리치료를 위한 허브 처방전, 기능성 식물화학(phytochemical) 레시피와 DIY 허브 워크샵 및 체험 프로그램을 개발하고 있다. 최근에는 발리의 포테이토 헤드와 협업하며 인체와 허브, 점성술(astrology)과 자연요법(naturopathy) 그리고 건강 과학(health science)을 접목시킨 허브 영양 점성학(nutritional astrology) 웰니스 1:1 맞춤 프로그램을 개발중이다. 현재는 서울과 발리, 베를린을 기반으로 활동하며, 몸과 마음, 영적 성장을 위한 체험 위주의 워크샵, 전시 및 퍼포먼스, 대자연에서의 리트릿 프로그램을 기획하고 있다.
Dambi Kim is a multi-sensory artist, herbalist, nutritionist, naturopathy practitioner, tea and incense ceremony master, musician and astrologer. Dambi approaches herbalism by integrating various herbal practices around the world to be shared with people in a ritualistic manner by incorporating traditional and modern elements based on plants and nature through tea, incense, medicine and sound. Since 2016, she has been operating a botanical atelier called Dambi's tearoom, as well as developing creative yet experimental herbal recipes and DIY workshops and programs such as herbal incense making, herbal tea blending and herbal therapy workshops, and herbal prescriptions for herbal tarot prescription and psychotherapy with astrology. Recently, she has been developing nutritional astrology 1:1 wellness program that combines astrology with the human body and herbs, naturopathy, and health science. Currently, She is based in Seoul, Bali, and Berlin, and is planning experiential multi-sensory workshops, exhibitions and performances, and retreat programs in mother nature to reconnect the bond with nature to nurture mind and body.
C O L L A B O R A T I O N
Nike Well Collective, Adidas Berlin, Potato Head Bali, Seoul Botanic Park, Onyang Folk Museum, Woraksan Hostel Resort, Nonfiction, MIGIUI, Nouhaus Furniture, Cociety, Esteem Modeling Agency, Delphic, EEUM, Gallery Tonin, Gallery Nine, Orer Archive, L'Occitane Korea, Ryodan Showroom Paris, Paula Canovas Del Vas, Fiskars Art & Design Biennale, Infra Festival Tokyo, Berliner Festspiele, Porto Design Biennale, La Friche Belle de Mai Marseille, Galerie Wedding, Veterinary Anatomy Theater Berlin, ITO Projekt-Raum Stuttgart, Lobe Block Berlin, Ryoko Senses Salon Berlin, Arte Sensivel Guiranmães, Nowy Theatre Warsaw, Design Studio Schad, LAR Studio Stuttgart and many more
E D U C A T I O N
Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg, Germany
MA in Live Art Forms Performative Practices (2021)
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea
BA in French & English Translation & Interpretation (2015)