ERROR RANGE

Chinatown Soup is pleased to present Error Range, a collection of metal, mirror, and textile sculptures by Soup Studio resident Jiwon Rhie that is on view March 1-12, 2023. Please join us for an evening reception on Thursday, March 2nd from 6-8 pm.

Through this work, Jiwon explores her relationship with identity and location as an immigrant to New York from Korea. The artist’s use of hard and soft materials in combination with reflective surfaces invites viewers to consider the impact of their surroundings on their sense of self.

A series of bra sculptures are sewn from fabric printed with a custom design, containing images of objects essential in Jiwon's life, such as her student ID cards, losing lottery tickets, and customs forms that accompanied care packages sent by her mom from Korea. 

Automated mirror sculptures play with the idea of reflection and distortion, prompting contemplative and empathetic engagement with the complexities of selfhood as viewers orbit various moving pieces.

Read more about the artist and this exhibition here.

Jiwon Rhie is a Korean multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Her work deals with diverse subject matter across installations, sculptures, and video, exploring ideas of boundaries, human relationships, cultural identities, and communication. Through research and a project-based process, she visualizes personal and social experiences into art forms by capturing her sensitivity and a feeling of adaptation.

Jiwon holds an MFA from Pratt Institute (2019), a BFA from Hannam University (2014), and a BFA in Visual Communication Design from Hongik University (2010).

She has shown her work throughout the United States, including a solo exhibition at NARS Foundation and various group shows at 4Heads, Tropical Contemporary, HOME gallery, THE BORDER, NARS Foundation, Korean Cultural Center NY, and Petty Cash. Jiwon was selected for diverse fellowships and grants, including The Bronx Museum of Arts, A.I.M Fellowship, AHL – T&W Foundation Contemporary Visual Art Award, and Queens Art Fund Award by The Queens Council on the Arts. She has participated in residency programs at Chinatown Soup (New York, NY), 4Heads AIR (Governors Island, NY), NARS Foundation (Brooklyn, NY), and Vermont Studio Center (Burlington, VT).