Artist Miru Kim naked Video

She's shy and unassuming, but her work, taking photographs of herself naked, is gaining her a worldwide reputation as a provocative artist admired by art experts and casual viewers alike.

Miru Kim, a former medical student from New York, goes to strange places such abandoned factories, tunnels, bridges and photographs the structures with her in the picture nude.

The 30-year-old said her work has been a way of conquering her fears.She said: 'My work in general involves getting over my fears that are deeply embedded since childhood: Fear of darkness, fear of dangerous activities in general, and fear of dirt - I had a considerable obsessive compulsive disorder as a child.

'It's beyond therapeutic. I do this through art, because I identify with countless other people who go through the emotions of overcoming fears.'

'I have always been timid since childhood. Most people may think I'm joking considering my work, but it's true.

'When I spoke at a technology, entertainment and design conference in 2008 I had to cross my leg and my arms because they were shaking so much.'

Miss Kim started taking her clothes off in 2004.

'Now I'm used to it, but when I first tried to be nude in front of camera in 2004 I was very nervous,' she said.

'They probably thought, "She looks like us, but not quite!" But even the curious nibbles got me bad bruises.'

'The worst part was washing myself afterwards,' she said.

'These hogs are confined in such an unnatural setting that their manure becomes a concentrated toxic waste.

'Imagine 2,400 hogs in one barn pooping and peeing for six months without getting washed.

'I scrubbed myself red with white vinegar after the shoot and I tried everything from peroxide to toothpaste on my feet.'

Miss Kim's work has been acclaimed by serious art critics, but casual viewers may look at it in a different way.

That, however, doesn't bother Miss Kim.

'People have different interpretations of my work, and I like that flexibility and openness,' she said.

'The figures in the photos work as a direct sensory link between the space in the photograph and the audience, because everyone can relate to skin on a very basic human level, the sense of touch.'