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Tactile Hands is an exhibition of new work by contemporary South Korean artist Ilhwa Kim. Ilhwa Kim’s artworks are as captivating as they are unmistakable. Her hand-dyed folds of cut Hanji paper, set in place with precise and meticulous artistry, reveal extrusions and indentations, slides, paths, queues, and constellations which collectively speak to the rich, organic dynamism of perception. Ilhwa Kim builds on past collections as she explores a new dimension to her art.
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SEED AS A METAPHOR
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When we plant a seed in a vase, we are both curious and expectant. We quickly begin to have expectations about what the seed will become. As we watch the seed grow over time from seedling to small plant and maybe into a small tree, we’re always surprised and a bit disappointed because it never happens exactly the way we expect. Our understanding of the seed always contains the betrayal of our initial expectations to some extent. This experience of betrayed expectation also happens when we grow into adulthood and beyond. Surprise and betrayal are part of growing up.
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"Tactile Hands: Thick Painting or Thin Architecture?
Our hands, feet, mouth, ear, eye, and nose meet the world surface directly. Eye only visual perception remains limited.
There are active spaces just above the flat work surface, where either a brush stroke runs bold or thin architecture can stand firm. Our body movements have never been limited to the visual flat surfaces, which became even super transparent flat surfaces.
My tactile surfaces would like to remind you how our bodies learn, remember, and evolve. Our tongue, our body, and our maneuvering skills are the tactile components to experience the surface of our earth.
Tactile Seeds make visible the importance of the tactile movements through our whole lives."
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Ilhwa Kim | Tactile Hands: London
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