Checkpoint, 2023, exhibition view, DMZ, Paju, KR
fire with fire behind bars, 2023, Natural lacquer on hemp cloth, 32 x 25 x 1.5 in (81 x 64 x 4 cm)
Checkpoint, 2023, exhibition view, DMZ, Paju, KR
Under the Tongue, 2023, Charcoal, found cigarette butts, 13.7 x 19.6 x 17.3 in (35 x 50 x 44 cm)
To Die of Too Much, 2023, LG Styler from 2016 (Steam closet), custom printed apron, natural lacquer on hanji, newspapers, rubber mat, 17.7 x 23.2 x 72.8 in (45 x 59 x 185 cm)
Checkpoint, 2023, exhibition view, DMZ, Paju, KR
Crushed as Rust (Sewer), 2023, Natural lacquer (ottchil) with structural colour pigment, pounded aluminum, aluminum frame, 12 x 12 x 1.5 in (30 x 30 x 4 cm)
Le Désespoir, 2022, Pigmented natural lacquer with found urban detritus on plywood with solid wood edging, 81.5 x 72 x 0.75 in (207 x 182.9 x 1.9 cm)
Off-Duty Ballerina #1, 2022, Pigmented natural lacquer on salvaged plywood, 15 x 7.5 x 0.25 in (38.1 x 19.1 x 0.6 cm)
I U Dirt, 2022, Natural lacquer with pigments and structural colour, mother of pearl on salvaged plywood, 22 x 22 x 1 in (55.9 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm)
Every Day Had a Day in Its Way, 2019, Public Volumes, Small Arms Inspection building, Mississauga, CA
Every Day Had a Day in Its Way, 2019, Public Volumes, Small Arms Inspection building, Mississauga, CA
Every Day Had a Day in Its Way, 2019, Public Volumes, Small Arms Inspection building, Mississauga, CA
Every Day Had a Day in Its Way, 2019, Public Volumtes, Small Arms Inspection building, Mississauga, CA
Every Day Had a Day in Its Way, 2019, Public Volumes, Small Arms Inspection building. Mississauga, CA
Every Day Had a Day in Its Way, 2019, Public Volumes, Small Arms Inspection building, Mississauga, CA
For Other Fears, 2019, Lacquer, glutinous rice powder, textiles, ash powder, 40 x 16 in (101.6 x 40.6 cm)
Scab Brick with Excavator Inlay, 2019, Lacquer, glutinous rice powder, textiles, ash powder, shell inlays, steel, printed matter, business cards, 12 x 10 x 22 in (30.5 x 25.4 x 55.9 cm)
HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander
b. Daegu, KR & Vancouver, CA
Live and work in Halifax, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA (forthcoming)
2020 Peering in the flushing, Trilobite et le Pneu, Montreal, CA
2019 maximum suffering along the way, Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA
2019 Public Volumes, Small Arms Inspection Building, Mississauga, CA
Select Group Exhibitions
2023 Negotiating Borders, SAW Centre Gallery, Ottawa, CA
2023 DMZ Exhibition: Checkpoint, Dora Observatory, Paju, KR
2023 A forged spider’s web (curated by Anne Low), Unit 17, Vancouver, CA
2022 Trip Like I Do, Franz Kaka, Toronto, CA
2022 A Rhythm, Not a Plot, Galerie Nicolas Robert, Toronto, CA
2019 Public program, Art Toronto, Toronto, CA
2019 Barely Fair, Julius Caesar, Chicago, US
2019 Gallery Galerie Galería, Jack Barrett Gallery, New York, US
2018 Lojong Exercises, Kikospace, Toronto, CA
Press
2022 Meeka Walsh, ‘Art Toronto Editor’s Pick Day 2 2022’, Bordercrossingsmag.com, October 29
2019 Jenine Marsh, ‘HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander’, Canadian Art, October 23
2019 Ben Shannon, ‘In Conversation’, www.residenceeditions.co