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Artshack Brooklyn is pleased to present the work of Artist In Residence, Hyeree Ro, curated by Alva Calymayor. Created in collaboration with Field Projects.
During her residency, artist Hyeree Ro has been constructing sealed ceramic shapes. Some contain inscriptions, drawings, and smaller objects. Her practice explores concepts of concealment, obscurity, and inaccessibility. The various elements and forms in Hyeree’s installation are the result of a thought process that provides a personal and reflective dimension to this exploration. The contrast between loose, natural shapes and structured, gridded patterns allude to an organic approach to the world confined within rigid environments.
Symbolizing grids, calendars, time, and letters, the artist views the tiles as a metaphor for an organized world. A formal contrast to and enhancement of the freeform shapes. These freeform shapes, both large and small, coexist on top of arranged tiles. Our understanding of them is limited to the extent that they serve as containers for something we are unable to comprehend fully unless the vessel's structure is breached and the contents are revealed.
The works that form part of "Bone Dry," make reference to both the subject matter and the medium. Beyond its ceramic connotation, bone dry refers to the transformations we go through in our lives and afterward, ultimately returning to the elemental essence of physical matter.
Hyeree Ro is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York, primarily working with sculptural objects and multi-lingual fractured narrative-based performance. Her practice is informed by her experience as a child of an immigrant growing up in California as well as her subsequent returns to Korea as a teenager and then to the US as an international student. As a constant migrant passing through various immigrant statuses and encountering disparities in class and wealth, Ro interweaves her family history, places, language, body, movement, and stories into her practice. Ro has exhibited at Leeum Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea), SVA CP Project Space(New York, NY), Project Space SARUBIA(Seoul, Korea), NARS Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), Korean Culture Centre (Ottawa, Canada), Ilmin Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea), Akiyoshidai International Art Village (Mine, Japan) amongst others. She holds an MFA in Sculpture from Yale School of Art (2021) and a BFA from Korea National University of Arts (2017).
Alva Calymayor, a visual artist from Mexico City now based in both New York and Mexico City, explores social issues, perceptions of safety, and patterns of mass consumption through her art. Her interdisciplinary approach emphasizes process-driven learning and play, reflecting her role as both an artist and the founder of Art Experimentos. Previously, Alva ran the artist-run space Eyelevel BQE, which was highlighted in Exit Art's "Alternative Histories," curated by Herb Tam - celebrating pioneering alternative art venues in New York. Her work has been featured in notable exhibitions such as Astral America, Chaos/Control, and Harvest the Night, and she has exhibited in both the U.S. and Mexico, including at Casa Maauad in Mexico City and the Spring Break Art Show in New York. Alva’s contributions extend to her role as a mentor in NYFA's Program Mentorship for Immigrants and her involvement in the Bronx Artists in the Marketplace program. Recognized for her non-commercial approach to art, she co-founded Eyelevel BQE in 2008 and has been acknowledged in publications like Interview Magazine and MIT Press. Her innovative printmaking earned her a grant from the Stephen Sprouse Scholarship Fund.
Hyeree Ro is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York, primarily working with sculptural objects and multi-lingual fractured narrative-based performance. Her practice is informed by her experience as a child of an immigrant growing up in California and her subsequent return to Korea as a teenager and then to the US as an international student. As a constant migrant passing through various immigrant statuses and encountering disparities in class and wealth, Ro interweaves her family history, places, language, body, movement, and stories into her practice.
Ro has exhibited at the Leeum Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea), SVA CP Project Space (New York, NY), Project Space SARUBIA (Seoul, Korea), NARS Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), Korean Culture Centre (Ottawa, Canada), Ilmin Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea), Akiyoshidai International Art Village (Mine, Japan) amongst others. She holds an MFA in Sculpture from Yale School of Art (2021) and a BFA from Korea National University of Arts (2017).
