Open Sessions Artist 2018-20: Joeun Aatchim when did you decide to become an artist, and why? . “When I began to draw and write, my mother suggested we share a secret notebook in which I would write or draw things that I could not express otherwise. I placed the notebook in a secret location only the two of us knew about. My mother would find the notebook and respond to me in the form of a poem or her thoughts. This cycle continued until I started elementary school. Checking if the notebook had been taken out gave me real joy; it felt sacred—being allowed to express myself and receiving unforeseen responses was thrilling. This thrill is what sustains my art practice even today.”- Joeun Aatchim . Joeun Aatchim lives and works in Brooklyn. Her work has been shown at the Jewish Museum, the Long March Space in Beijing, and the SBC Gallery of Contemporary Arts in Montréal. . Open Sessions is a two year artist program of interdisciplinary events and exhibitions focused on drawing, organized ...