Monograph of Kimsooja's works accompanying a 2012 exhibition of the same title at the Kukje Gallery in Seoul, South Korea. The catalogue includes two essays on Kimsooja's career and her work.

The artist is 'known for investigating metaphysical themes of consciousness and social identity through her recurring subjects of the ‘needle woman’ and ‘bottari.’ The artist’s work transcends formal imagery to reveal diverse cultural and anthropological aspects of everyday life — framed by her inquiry into spiritual and philosophical values and the importance of place. The exhibition is comprised of ten video works, including the first two chapters (Chapter 1 & 2) from her recently completed 16mm six-part documentary film Thread Routes in addition to the four channel video installation Mumbai: A Laundry Field, and To Breathe: Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle.
Throughout her work Kimsooja explores themes of geography and how culture is shaped by its regional context in ways both explicit and subtle. The multipart works weave together the different strands of disparate and foreign cultures portraying the world as an integrated, albeit complex whole. In addition, the exhibition confronts aesthetic distinctions that have often been overlooked and oversimplified by the West — having been labeled as being ‘Eastern’ or ‘Korean’. This comprehensive exhibition of the artist’s work presents an exciting opportunity to view projects spanning over a decade and to see how the artist’s background in painting and drawing have evolved in her most recent multi-media works. ‘To Breathe’ provides an invaluable opportunity to see the stunning breadth of one of Korea’s most critically acclaimed contemporary artists.' - from gallery's website.

The book includes colour plates of the works Thread Routes - Chapter 1, 2010; Thread Routes - Chapter 2, 2011; To Breathe: Invisible Mirror / Invisible Needle, 2005; Mirror of Water, 2010; Mirror of Air, 2010; Mirror of Wind, 2010; Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2008; Mumbai: A Laundry Field, 2007; Bottari - Alfa Beach, 2001; and An Album: Havana, 2007.