Hapjungjigu presents a solo exhibition “Nostalgic Shadow” by Rina Kim, through November 29. In this exhibition, Kim brings a cinematic sensibility into painting, introducing the concept of "painting cinema" as a means to express the passage of time in her work.

The exhibition originates from photographs Kim took over the course of a year, capturing scenes of the northern districts of Seoul that she frequents. Using these analog photographs, she creates works that capture the sensory experience of winter, spring, summer, and fall, presenting them as cinema on canvas.

The first-floor pieces use light to evoke scenes that subtly shift, allowing viewers to feel the changing moments. Kim considers how paint on the surface can evoke different emotions depending on the flow of time and light, and has arranged the works to be viewable from outside as well.

The scenes across the first floor and basement are like asides directed at the audience. These works convey stories that linger in small, personal quotes—thoughts that hover but remain unsaid, memories that don't fully sink in and linger involuntarily. The works, with their thick brushstrokes, capture feelings that swirl within but resist easy expression, reflecting Kim’s gentle yet restrained dialogue with the viewer.

“Nostalgic Shadow”
2024.11.02 – 2024.11.29
Tue-Sun 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Hapjunjigu
40, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea

Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.