Almine Rech is pleased to present ’The Pulse of Ink, Paper, and Fire’, the first solo exhibition in Brussels by Korean artist Minjung Kim, bringing together a broad selection of her defining series.

The traces of pigment, water, and fire impressed into its surface create a deep texture that evokes the physical imprints of time and process. Fragile yet resilient, hanji embodies the balance between contemplation and expression that defines Kim’s art and bridges her dual cultural sensibilities.

Kim’s work unfolds through a cyclical structure in which one painting gives birth to the next. Rather than following a predetermined plan, the artist allows each piece to emerge through the act of making itself. This intuitive rhythm creates organic connections across her series, shaping a practice sustained by repetition and renewal. Within this familiar process, she returns to the surface with the spirit of a new beginning, a continuity that transforms recurrence into discovery.

Kim describes her work as “the act of leaving traces of the time I have lived.”
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— Sungyoon Ahn, Writer and Curator