Whitestone Gallery is pleased to present Ré-former, the first solo exhibition of Japanese artist Yu Kawashima in Hong Kong. The exhibition will showcase monochromatic paintings meticulously painted by mineral pigments and ink, including new series the artist created for the exhibition.

Kawashima applies mineral pigments and ink on traditional Japanese paper and washes the surface with water, the process is repeated to create a unique aged texture as if deteriorated concrete walls. For the artist, this mesmerizing process visualizes the passage of time, the traces of strokes as well as his self-exploration process. Each of Kawashima’s emotionless, inorganic-looking human figures with ritualistic implications of the abyss of modern society is painted from a combination of three models.

Gallery address: 7-8/F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central