ThisWeekendRoom: Jinhee Kim 'Drink Water'

6 Sep-21 Sep 2024

Jinhee Kim, The Middle of a Crowd, 2024. Credit: Courtesy of the artist and ThisWeekendRoom, Seoul.

Overview

ThisWeekendRoom are pleased to present Drink Water, the solo exhibition by Berlin and Seoul-based artist Jinhee Kim. Kim uses the everyday act of drinking water as a metaphor to contemplate the meaning of identity beyond distinctions of race, culture, gender, and language. Her paintings depict figures caught in seemingly repetitive and mundane routines: a face peering out from a crowd, a figure resting and leaning over a table next to an empty glass, and a seated figure gazing out a café window. However, a closer look reveals that these actions are not universally experienced in the same way. Instead, they are shaped by geographical, political, and social contexts unique to each individual. What may appear trivial to some could mean a great deal to others—a dream they have to fight for or reclaim.

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