This exhibition traces the emotional and material aftermath of a sudden flood that overtook the artistβs basement studioβtransforming a familiar space into one of loss, rupture, and unexpected renewal.
Through sewn textiles, deconstructed canvas, and salvaged materials, the works explore memory, resilience, and repair. Acts of cutting, tearing, stitching, and binding become metaphors for emotional healing and reconstruction.
Inspired by overlooked urban corners and ambiguous landscapes that evoke familiarity and longing, Torn and Tied invites viewers into a quiet space where fragmented memories are reassembledβmaking room for care, adaptation, and new beginnings.
Cheree Kwon is an interdisciplinary Toronto-based artist whose practice explores memory, emotion, and spatial experience. Working primarily with acrylic and mixed media, she creates layered compositions that bring together organic and geometric forms, subtle textures, and structural elements.
Her work draws from overlooked urban corners, overgrown parks, and ambiguous in-between spaces that evoke familiarity and quiet longing. Through these environments, she revisits and reassembles personal and collective memories, allowing them to shift, overlap, and transform. Her practice reflects an ongoing exploration of how distinct elements can coexist and support one another within a shared space.
She is currently presenting her solo exhibition, Torn and Tied, further expanding her investigation into fragmentation, connection, and the quiet tension between rupture and unity.
When the Wind Blows No.34, 7β x 5β x 6pcs
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Threaded Fragments , 67β x 104β
I repurposed the industrial fabric I once used to dry my soaked belongings, cutting and stitching fragments of past paintings into new forms. Like salvaging what I could after the flood, I searched for small possibilities through deconstruction and repair. Each stitch became a quiet act of holding onto what was broken.
Emotions in Pieces, 27.5β x 27β
Painted on a deep red canvas, this work takes a direct emotional approach with free brushstrokes. I cut black rubber hose into fragments and layered them with black thread, forming paths where emotions intensify or break free. The canvas was torn, cut, and sewn back together into a patchwork surface, holding what was once broken.
Hidden Space No.1 (24β x 12β, two panels) marked my attempt to translate divided surfaces onto wooden panels. Inspired by the structures of walls and ceilings, I continued to see fragmented planes as emotional landscapes, spaces that hold memory and possibility.
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This work evolved from an earlier drawing, Look Up (9β x 6β, six works), in which I had been exploring architectural structures looking upward. It reflects ongoing thoughts about walls and ceilings not simply as boundaries, but as layered spaces shaped by light and shadow.
