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H-flux Gallery is delighted to present the debut solo exhibition of artist Nahyun Kim, titled “To: Those on the Margins, Re: The beauty of Vulnerability, From: Nahyun Kim.” Running from March 12 to March 27, this exhibition presents a fierce expression of identity formed through the "margins" of society and a radical reinterpretation of vulnerability as the essence of life. While modern society regards vulnerability as a fatal flaw, Kim embraces it as an essential aspect of human life. Having lived as an outsider for much of her life, she argues that rigidity is for the dead and the living must remain open—and thus vulnerable—to change. In her work, vulnerability is not a deficiency but a life-affirming force that breaks the hard shell of our ego. The exhibition showcases a diverse range of ceramic sculptures, paintings, and drawings that defy simple categorization. Through blood-red, visceral textures and distorted bodily forms—ranging from embryonic shapes to androgynous figures—Kim’s work mirrors the fluidity of existence. These mesmerizing works of art invite viewers to witness the beauty of a self that refuses to be defined. About the Artist: Nahyun Kim (b. 2002) is a Seoul-based artist whose work explores the fluidity of identity and the precarious conditions of existence. Through the use of ceramics, drawing, and painting, Kim redefines ‘vulnerability’ as a potent catalyst for regeneration, rather than a deficiency. In her fractured and distorted works of art, she manifests the primal, incessant process of metamorphosis. Kim earned her BFA in Ceramics and Western Painting from Ewha Womans University. Her work has been featured in exhibitions including I Pay Attention to This Work (2024), Life, Flow, and Beyond (2024), and SWING BY (2025). In 2026, she will join the Contemporary Art Practice (CAP) program at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) in the UK. Moving forward, Kim seeks to deepen her experimentation with impermanent states of being, creating artworks where the boundaries between our internal and external worlds dissolve. Her practice is rooted in the concept of ‘becoming’—a constant experience of alternation and transience—prioritizing the trajectory of the process over any fixed state of completion.