rodolphe janssen is pleased to present Riddles of the Id, Cindy Ji Hye Kim's first exhibition at the gallery. Across paintings and works on paper, the artist continues to explore the formal qualities of the grisaille palette and stretcher bars, elements of image making that often go unseen. This unveiling carries over into the narrative of the images, where figures are held captive by what they cannot see.

The work in Riddles of the Id does what all images do: obscures what is present while making the absent visible. In
her use of grisaille and exposed stretcher bars, Kim intervenes in the hierarchies of visibility that underlie two-dimensional representation while adhering to the constraints of the picture frame. What becomes visible after every
uncovering is the act of uncovering itself, as Kim’s images pose new riddles with each layer unmasked.

Further Inforamtion :
rodolphe janssen