Axonography depicts the world through axonometric parallel projection, a drawing method which preserves all scales and dimensions and is often used in mechanical drawings. In my use of axonography, however, I subvert this notion of functional drawing to expose various layers of emotions, experiences, and memories through the juxtaposition of scales and figures, instead of showing and describing cities with data and texts. Axonography takes familiar everyday scenes and transforms them to various scales—big, small, stretched, distorted—to elicit new meanings and hidden stories from everyday appearances. Sometimes speculative, sometimes whimsical, these drawings allow us to express feelings and emotions about our spaces. For example, how do we express ourselves to another person? How do you describe your daily life? An individual series of drawings helps us think about what we do and how we spend a day. It includes time scenes through morning, afternoon, evening, and night. These drawings of our daily lives allow us to express things we haven’t really thought about before. Finally, because of axonometric drawing’s familiar role as functional drawing, it lends validity and credibility to the illustrations.

Axonography is an innovative design practice predicated by the belief that design can improve our society and culture. Looking for design opportunities in our everyday lives, Axonography works with projects of various scales and searches for design solutions to enable them to operate within their environments, societies and cultures.

Bumjin Kim is a designer, artist, and architect based in Chicago. He is holding the position of Co-Founder at Axonography. Prior to working at Axonography, he has worked at the MIT Design Lab, NADAAA, h2o architects, Gueringlass Architects, and UPSOP (currently, Studio RYTE). Trained professionally and academically as a designer, artist and architect, Bumjin Kim has working experiences in the U.S., France, China, and Korea, and his works were exhibited in the U.S., Spain, Italy, and China. His projects and images have received numerous awards from Red Dot Design Award, A'Design Award, International Design Award, etc.

Bumjin Kim has taught design studios and elective classes at MIT and Wentworth Institute Technology.

He attended MIT, where he received his Masters of Architecture. He also holds a Bachelors of Engineering in Architecture from the Hongik University in Seoul, Korea.

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