Crimson felt is sewn into a biomorphic form in this dynamic wall sculpture by fabric artist Chung-Im Kim. The artist has cut felt fabric into irregular rectangles that are sewn back together with precise stitches into an organic grid.

"For me, patterns are hard to ignore as I encounter everyday life. Whether the source comes from nature, historical context or plainly created by me, working with patterns always gives me the thrill of entering a new world. A pattern can grow into a complex image jungle or a well disciplined ornamental beauty. These recent works explore the chaotic order resulting from many small pieces containing broken images. I tend to see each of these parts as an independent soul containing unique power and energy that then together becomes an entity as cells to a body. I hope to evoke the birthing tension when all are gathered."

Chung-Im Kim was born in Seoul, Korea and received her MFA from Seoul Women's University in 1984. She began her career working in the textile industry as a surface pattern designer while also teaching and running a studio in Seoul before moving to Canada in 1990. Since her arrival, Kim has been a resident in the Textile Studio at Harbourfront Centre and a freelance designer in the design industry before becoming an associate professor in the Fibre Dept at OCAD University in Toronto. Kim places equal emphasis on both her teaching and artistic career. Her role as an educator has expanded towards institutional collaborations challenging her students to work in a variety of public settings. At the same time she has also maintained an active studio practice: upcoming exhibitions include a group exhibition “Objects in Flux” at Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA in August 2015 and “Soul of Bowl” at Bogojae Gallery in Seoul, Korea, and solo exhibition at David Kaye Gallery in Toronto both in Oct 2015.

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