(TENAFLY, NJ) -- ACC Gallery presents Ripples of Time - a Joo Solo Exhibition from March 4-20, 2026. This is a new body of work by Joo that examines the relationship between time, the ego, and the unconscious. In this exhibition, time is not understood as linear progression but as recurrence—overlapping, returning, and expanding like ripples across the surface of consciousness.
Joo approaches the self not as a fixed or singular center, but as a structure in continual negotiation. Her work resonates with the analytical psychology of Carl Jung, who understood the unconscious as a generative symbolic field rather than merely a repository of repression. In Kim's paintings, identity emerges through tension: between what is visible and what remains submerged, between constructed reality and psychic depth.
Antique chairs frequently appear as central motifs. These meticulously rendered objects evoke civilization, rational order, and accumulated histories. Yet they are almost always unoccupied. Their emptiness suggests absence while simultaneously invoking presence—traces of those who once inhabited, or were meant to inhabit, these spaces. Through this paradox, Joo destabilizes the apparent solidity of the material world.
Surrounding these structured forms are fluid expanses created through alcohol ink and watercolor. The unpredictable dispersal of pigment visualizes the instability of dreams, memory, and the unconscious. Curtains occasionally divide the composition, marking a threshold between the tangible and the intangible. Small figures, such as rabbits, appear as symbolic guides, hinting at passage into unfamiliar psychological terrain. The juxtaposition of realistic figures and organic abstraction creates a dynamic tension between control and surrender.
Ripples of Time invites viewers to reconsider the stability of identity and the certainty of reality.Joo's paintings do not offer resolution; instead, they hold a suspended moment—like a ripple before it dissipates. Through layered imagery and material contrasts, the exhibition proposes that the self, like time, is never singular or complete, but recursive, stratified, and perpetually in motion.
Acc gallery specializes in modern and contemporary art. Acc gallery represents and supports international contemporary artists in painting, drawing, photography, video, sculpture, and installation. The gallery continually seeking for talented and exciting emerging artists to explore and expand the possibilities of their work. The gallery is located at 17-19 Washington St. 2nd fl (CVS Building) in Tenafly, New Jersey.
