For hand papermakers, an “occlusion” describes when strands of hair or flecks of mud discover their approach onto a sheet, disrupting its in any other case clear existence by an surprising obstruction. In Lyric Shen’s newest solo presentation at Silke Lindner, the artist delves into this idea as a metaphor for the way (typically unintended) experiences develop into embedded within the higher cloth of life, exploring exile and transference by way of intricate veils of ink and paper.
There may be an occlusion pairs the traditional craft of porcelain and stoneware with modern strategies like inkjet printing and digital media. Underscoring concepts of reminiscence, privateness and the passage of time, the exhibition culminates within the coronary heart of the gallery with a poignant reconstruction of a room from a Japanese colonial home that after belonged to her mom’s household, constructed solely from drawings and oral historical past.
By means of this creativeness of each private and shared historical past and nightmare, Shen reimagines the very idea of occlusion to encapsulate how recollections and histories form an individual, leaving marks on each the physique and the world that surrounds it.
The exhibition is now on view in New York by way of April 26.
Silke Lindner
350 Broadway,
New York, NY 10013
