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ABOUT
SUITMAN / RASTA TIGER / YOUNG KIM

Suitman is a living art created by Korean Visual Artist Young Kim. 
Together, Young and Suitman have traveled through six continents, over thousands of destinations interacting with all walks of life, gathering inspiration for their work ranges from photography, films, installation, performances and design objects. 

When putting his music selector's hat on, Suitman is also known as Rasta Tiger.

 

“ I am Korean.  Korean was my only language and Seoul was my home until the age of twelve.  My family immigrated to the U.S. in the 70’s. I then grew up and worked in the U.S. until early 2000. Soaking up like a sponge, I was learning a new language, arts, music, and other cultures during my adolescence. At the same time, I was exposed to so much violence during the 70-80s in the U.S.

New York City was dangerous in the early ’80s. Everyone was on edge. The atmosphere was filled with tension and violence. But, one of my positive memories from that era was about an old man in the neighborhood. Every weekend, he would sit out on the sidewalk with a folding table where he placed a plate of pasta, a bottle of wine, and a boombox. He sat there and played his music, and had his meal. Over a while, he became a fixture of the neighborhood. It was a breath of fresh air to watch amid the gloom surrounding the era.  That was my inspiration to create a mobile sound system and share my music selection with the community."

                                                                                         Suitman - Artist / Music Selector

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Mobile Sound System 1.0 mob flash performance in Shum Shui Po, Hong Kong 2009

Mobile Sound System 1.0

was created for Diesel Cultivate Show in Hong Kong in 2009

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Mobile Sound System 2.0

was modified from Model 1.0 for Los Angeles in 2014

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Mobile Sound System 3.0

The pandemic lockdown period was an opportunity to focus on a new project such as creating a new Mobile Sound System. It is called the Rasta Tiger Dub Truck.

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The last couple of years have been a tough time for us all. Love & Unity Tour is about sharing music as well as sharing love with the community. It is also a tribute to the old man in NYC back in the ’80s, who was the inspiration of sharing music in public. Starting from Hong Kong, we are taking Mobile Sound System ‘Rasta Tiger Dub Truck on tour in the U.S. for exhibitions and performances.

LOVE & UNITY TOUR
Sharing the music with the community.


LOVE & UNITY TOUR

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2022 Archive

2022 Archive Posters of Exhibition, Event and Pop-up Store.

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Soho House, Hong Kong

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Soho House, Hong Kong

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The Good Liver, Los Angeles

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Soho Warehouse, Los Angeles

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Pollyn, Brooklyn

2023 Exhibition, Event and Pop-up Store Line Up

1. SEOUL

May 5, 2023 Exhibition

& Rasta Tiger Session
@kompakt Record bar

2. BUSAN

May 14, 2023 @soundshop_balansa

3. TOKYO

TBD 2023
@ TBD

We need your support! 

Purchase our products and be our Individual Sponsors for

 'LOVE & UNITY TOUR'

*online shop only available for delivery within Hong Kong *  

!SHOP!

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