Naked City Spleen by Miru Kim

This collection by Miru Kim totally blows me away. Taking naked self-portraits in places we wouldn't dare visit, Miru draws beauty from old and abandoned subway stations, tunnels, aqueducts, catacombs, factories, hospitals, and morgues. It takes a lot of guts and willpower to visit these desolate places all alone.

Miru was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts in 1981 but was raised in Seoul, Korea. She moved back to Massachusetts in 1995 to attend Phillips Academy in Andover and moved to New York City in 1999 to attend Columbia University. In 2006, she received an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute. To get a better understanding of her work, I would highly recommend watching her TED presentation on the video below.
Miru Kim's website
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Comment by Kate Clarke on October 16, 2011 at 6:25am: self portraits !?! that's amazing ! I love the balance, and the light.. quite impressive.. thankyou ..

Comment by Hoai Thu on March 28, 2009 at 2:25am: These are amazing. I'm really inspired by them.

Comment by Will on March 27, 2009 at 1:55pm: Yeah... I can't stop looking at them.