Gathered in the Weave
by Ji-Hye Kim 🇰🇷
2025
Mixed Media
Handmade Textile with Silkscreen and Tufting
87cm x 120cm
AED 9,800
Artwork
Layered like fragmented strata, this textile work reflects a society and community slowly drifting apart. Each grain seems to speak of disconnection, yet a quiet rhythm flows between the layers - subtle, persistent, uniting. What appears as a single mountain is in fact a gathering of diverse layers, each holding its own story. Still, like the earth that weaves time into form, a gentle pull toward togetherness remains. Here, the grain is more than direction - it is memory, feeling, and the invisible thread of longing. This delicate weave becomes a quiet prayer - for continuity, for belonging, for becoming whole again.
Artist's Bio
Ji-Hye Kim, a Fine Art/Printmaking graduate from Hongik University and MA recipient from Camberwell College, London, moved to the UAE in 2007, reigniting her passion for printmaking. She also explores installation art and mixed-media approaches. Ji-Hye has exhibited widely, including at Unity Prayers, Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival, and SIKKA Art Festival 2025. She has participated in numerous group shows and held a solo exhibition through Tashkeel's Critical Practice Programme at FNDesign.