carlier | gebauer is pleased to present new works by South Korean artist Kyungah Ham.

At first glance, Kyungah Ham’s embroidered canvases are beautifully seductive. From afar the works seem to be brightly coloured high-resolution prints. It’s only up close that one sees the tightly woven stitches, like millions of tiny pixels that make up the detailed embroidery. And after a deeper investigation, the stories behind the works begin to surface, washed up by the tides of history.

For her first comprehensive solo exhibition in Europe, Seoul-based artist Kyungah Ham presents three different series: What you see is the unseen / Chandeliers for Five Cities; Abstract Weave / Morris Louis; and the SMS Series.