READING, PA.- Albright College’s Freedman Gallery presents “Yeon Jin Kim: Disjointed Fables” a solo-exhibition of Yeon Jin Kim, a New York City based multidisciplinary artist from South Korea. The exhibit will be on view to the public on Tues., Aug. 27 and an Artist Talk will be held the following Tues., Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. in the college’s Klein Lecture Hall. A reception in the Freedman Gallery will follow the talk from 5–7 p.m.

“However fantastical,” Yeon Jin Kim states, “my work springs from a fascination with the complexities of human nature and always refers back to a lived experience, much as fables do. The creation of otherworldly realms and unusual situations can often shed light on our real lives more effectively than a direct consideration of them might.”

A graduate of Hunter College, Kim has showcased films at numerous national and international film festivals with acclaim. “Disjointed Fables” features two of Kim’s short films. “Monster Me,” a comedy horror, and “Ghost in the Yellow House,” an unsettling narrative taken from a family’s tale. Film sets provide visitors with a behind-the-scenes look into the making of the films.

Layering memory with subtle humor, as well as, creating tensions by using an interplay of pleasing aesthetics with disconcerting narratives are a specialty of Kim’s oeuvre. In “Disjointed Fables,” she invites viewers into an exploration of Korean textile traditions and social political histories through two new bodies of work, never previously exhibited. The “Jogakbo” series, employs drug paraphernalia sewn into traditional quilts, and a cut-paper series that deconstructs gender confines taught in the education system under the totalitarian dictator, Park Chung-hee.

In 2018, Kim’s work was selected and featured in the book “50 Contemporary Women Artists.” She has had solo exhibitions at the Hunterdon Art Museum, N.J.; Clara M. Eagle Gallery at Murray State University, Ky.; the Biggin Gallery at Auburn University, Al.; and the Ilges Gallery at Columbus State University, Ga. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions in the United States, Korea, Brazil and Germany.

“Yeon Jin Kim: Disjointed Fables” will be on display at the Freedman Gallery at Albright College Aug. 27 through Sept. 29, 2019.