Minah Kim’s enduring interest lies in the human experience and the emotions that arise in relation to others. Parallax reflects the artist’s personal encounter with the simultaneous nearness and distance she feels toward the societal distress endured by others—as a living, organic, and humane self. The exhibition features figurative sculptures and installations marked by the artist’s tactile and bodily textures.
As the title suggests, the exhibition follows the shifting perception of human presence—how subtle, organic gestures can evoke deep empathy and draw us closer. Yet these gestures also reveal an unbridgeable distance: the impossibility of fully inhabiting another’s pain.
And still—what is it that stirs us to reach across that divide? What compels us to care, despite knowing we cannot truly feel what others endure? This contradiction sits at the core of this exhibition. Her sculptures arise from this unresolved yearning: the instinct to respond, the impulse to connect, even when connection seems out of reach.
Parallax - the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions
Bio: Minah Kim is from South Korea where she received her BFA and MFA at Ewha Womans University. She has currently completed her MFA at the University of Arkansas. Minah showed her pieces internationally and nationally including Asia Contemporary Art show, China, The Clay Studio, PA, District Clay Gallery in D.C., Frankfurt Herbstmesse, Germany, and many others in South Korea including Seoul Art Center, Gimhae Clayarch Museum, Gyeomjae Jungsun Museum as well as completed artist in residence program at Anderson Ranch Art Center and Gimhae Clayarch Museum. She is a recipient of numerous grants and fellowship including NCECA (National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts) Multicultural Fellowship and Artist 360 by MAAA(Mid America Arts Alliance). Minah is a panelist of NWSA (National Women’s Studies Association) and AAPI heritage discussion group of Northwest Arkansas. She was also MASS MoCA resident artist in winter 2021.
