Radix

Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler is pleased to present Rim Park's first solo exhibition with the gallery and in Europe, as well as her representation, in joint partnership with Cylinder, Seoul. Rim Park (b. 1998, South Korea) lives and works in Seoul. She holds a BFA in Painting from Hongik University, Seoul (2022). Park's work captures her encounters with unspoiled, often remote landscapes, where she draws from her fieldwork to reinterpret nature's forms in intricate, layered compositions. By incorporating found organic elements such as moss, tree roots, and pigments from the field, Park's paintings and sculptures explore the delicate, ambiguous existence of beings seemingly detached from human interference, as if suspended in a timeless realm. In her practice, Park blends traditional Korean materials with pigments derived from nature, forging a dialogue between organic decomposition and synthetic preservation. Her work invites contemplation on the passive yet resilient nature of these beings, who coexist without imposing themselves and are subject to elemental forces like temperature, chance, and the flux of time. This reflective approach often emerges through her techniques of deconstruction and reassembly, where the anticipated imperfections foster alternative formal and symbolic possibilities. The word radix refers to the source or origin of something, though its own radix dates back to the 16th century, derived from the Latin term for the root of a plant. Park approaches roots from multiple vantage points: literally, on a botanical level, as well as systemically, treating the root as the target of a search—one that spans different planes, mediums, and disciplines. Her process of unearthing roots from beneath developed, urbanized land is almost archaeological, equally engaged with the traces of architecture and the body. Root systems, after all, function both like the foundation of a building and the brain of a plant—sending signals through networks that extend underground, linking individual organisms into broader, interdependent systems.

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