Claim: Atta Kim, the first photographer chosen to represent South Korea in the São Paulo Biennial, began his series Father (1986–90), after he reunited with his father and thought it helped him "return...to [his] roots" and become "mentally independent."
Evidence: He has exhibited his work internationally and was the first photographer chosen to represent South Korea in the São Paulo Biennial. Kim began his next series, Father (1986–90), after he reunited with his father following the success of Psychopaths. He didn't consider the series, which depicted "the continuity of time" from generation to generation within his family, to be a significant artistic achievement, but thought it helped him "return...to [his] roots" and become "mentally independent."