Earth's Memory (No. 1)

Christine Kwon’s latest body of work explores translucency as both material and metaphor through layered acrylic paintings on unprimed canvas. Fields of color appear suspended across the surface, shifting between revelation and concealment, presence and disappearance. Elements such as colored sand and suspended silkscreen introduce texture and depth, creating atmospheric compositions that feel at once delicate and tactile. Developed through an intuitive process, the paintings reflect an ongoing dialogue between control and release, structure and softness. Organic lines move fluidly throughout the works, evoking breath, motion, and the passage of time, while layered surfaces subtly reference the visual language of silk, a connection that emerged unexpectedly. Kwon's mother recognized echoes of the silk farms of her childhood in Korea, revealing an unconscious thread of inherited memory within the work. Existing in an in-between space, Kwon’s paintings navigate intersections of identity, material, and perception, inviting viewers into a slower, contemplative experience that unfolds gradually, like memory coming into focus.