Kate Hers, a Korean-born artist based in Berlin, describes the German art scene and explains how she raised funds through Kickstarter for Dr. Rhee’s Kimtschi Shop. The artist and her partner, physicist Hanjo Rhee, will trade their special version of Korea’s national treasure for cultural artifacts from the shop’s customers from November 19 to 25, 2011, at Das Gift, Berlin.

Update 2024: Kate Hers has adopted her name of origin: Mirae kh RHEE. Learn more about Mirae’s ongoing projects HERE.

Sound Editor: Ira Kip | Images: Kate Hers | Special Audio: Kraftwerk, “Computer Love”

Rhee Food Lab Team

Dr. Rhee’s Kimtschi, detail

Kate Hers introducing her “kimtschi,” Das Gift, Berlin