Words Find Their Home in Silence
With Words Find Their Home in Silence, Ahra Cho brings to light the ephemeral impressions of her world through multiple modes of communication. The installation brings to the gallery fields of color, form, and texture dispersed across media, including painted works, poetry, and ceramic pieces. This series of material exchanges acts as an entry point for the viewer to engage with Cho’s language of ambiguity.
Externalizing her own search for meaning and beauty through these expressions allows Cho to create objects of permanence in reaction to a deep sense of her world’s liminality. Time slows as feelings and stories from the past overlap with the present, connecting the artist and audience through fleeting moments of life shared by an understanding deeper than written or spoken language.
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Curator
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Box13 ArtSpace exhibits experimental works not previously shown in Houston. I worked alongside Ahra Cho to curate her first solo exhibition.
Ahra and I came together to draw up a proposal for an exhibit based on the major themes of her work. Upon the invitation to show Ahra’s art in the space, we refined the conceptual design and layout, and the artist created several new pieces for the exhibit. We installed the work in Box13's front gallery, and collaborated on outreach for the exhibition and opening event.
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About Ahra Cho: Born in 1990, South Korea, and after study in Houston, the Netherlands, and New York, Ahra Cho received her BFA at the School of Visual Arts, New York, and has established her studio practice in Houston.
Images: Kaitlyn Ellison
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