Hijo Nam Explores Time and Being in Shamanistic Abstraction at Space 776

Space 776 in New York presents Hijo Nam's solo exhibition, Between Time and Being, from September 4th to 27th, 2026, as part of Autumn Asia Week New York 2026. The show features sculpture, installation, mixed media, and painting that probe existence and time as universal continuities, drawing on Eastern philosophies including Taoism and Shamanism. Nam's practice, informed by extensive travels across China and Mongolia, challenges linear Western conceptions of time. Works like Cycle of Nature 3 (2012) use found objects—a wagon wheel with beams removed and a kettle lid—to evoke shamanistic rituals and cyclical time. Rhythm 1 (2017), made of brass, wood, and copper wire, suggests repetition within a cyclical system. Moments of Journey 2503 (2025) is a fabric collage on wood panel, its saturated and unsaturated colors reflecting a shamanistic palette. The exhibition invites viewers to consider existence outside conventional time and space, echoing Zhuangzi's butterfly dream and Platonic forms. Nam's research positions her perspective as a universal eye, unbound by place or time.