Curtain Call

About the exhibition

Before dawn, the night under the black light holds more secrets than the bright day. Likewise, a darker trace remains in the place where it passed than when something was clearly in front of your eyes. The following story, which begins again from the scene that seemed to have ended, is the common thread found in the works of Jinhee Kim and Minyoung Choi. The exhibition 《Curtain Call》 deals with the gaze toward the beings behind the scenes that two artists who have been working in different places are paying attention to. They describe the psychological and emotional motifs that are not verbalized as a unique texture while considering the peripheral thoughts that everyday individuals might have. Jinhee Kim has constantly been observing the inner side of the human being and switching it into figures that can hold it. Her recent works focus on putting memories and impressions absent in the present onto an empty stage. The figures continue to perform trivial acts in unknown spaces. Those who stare blankly at one place, hold small objects in their hand carefully, or sometimes crouch down their large bodies behind narrow spaces seem to be somewhat unstable rather than peaceful. In addition, the contrast of the intense colours and light that dominate paintings becomes an effective device for visualizing the complex emotional layers of unfortunate events such as death, loss, and farewell. The rounded bodies placed between the carefully calculated theatrical light and architectural st