"Kun Zhang cuts extremely thin pins out of ebony wood. This type of wood is characterized by a high density, which makes it hard to model. Still, Zhang’s pieces are all handmade.
The abstract form of her objects makes its appearance minimalistic; life reduced to lines, like in the work by Brancusi. At the same time, the sharp pointed pin is warning us to be careful, because it reminds us of violence – much in the same way as in the beautiful artwork by Lucio Fontana.
When you wear the ebony pin, it shows all you can imagine a pin can represent. It refers to a Roman fibula holding your gown. It also refers to the closure, the back pin for fixing a brooch, turning the wearer into a jewel. And last but not least this pin is long and sharp! It is a needle, a weapon and a lance or spit for everyone coming too close."
© doreen timmers
Galerie Door invites to the festive opening weekend of Kun Zhang's exhibition "From the imagination of the self". The opening weekend of this exhibition will take place from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 May 2023 at De Wolven on Lauriergracht 116L, in the heart of Amsterdam Jordaan. The Chinese artist Kun Zhang will be present during the opening in Amsterdam.
(Friday 19 May and Saturday 20 May 2023). From 26 May until 17 June 2023 the exhibition can be visited at Galerie Door in Mariaheide.
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