Sentiments of Here

Sentiments of Here explores the affective potential of the Midwestern landscape—its languor, flatness, texture, and drawl. This exhibition is an ode to resonant spaces that are imbued with sensations of nostalgia, longing, and mood. Banal scenes become sites of consideration, which elevate fleeting moments of the everyday to loaded sentimental encounters. It is the generosity of slowness that rewards contemplation with subtle sensory experiences derived from the ordinary, specific to here.  

The exhibition includes works by Snow Yu, Mark Albain, and Intermedio. It was curated by Curatorial Residenct Sso-Rha Kang.

Sso-Rha Kang is an independent curator, writer, and adjunct professor based in Cincinnati, OH. Her research interests delve into areas of institutional critique, blankness, and aesthetic experience which are rooted in her penchant for banal, slow, and reductive art. She has received her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Art History at the University of Cincinnati (Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning). 

Sentiments of Here was on view in Wave Pool’s gallery from January 11 - Feb. 29, 2020.