We are accustomed to seeing bands of color, but these bands are subtly different from the colors we see as we go about our daily routine. A more specific definition of bands of color would be strokes of color that crisscross and expand into infinite space, while accumulating, overlapping, and erasing. Infinity has no beginning or end, which in turn signifies the absence of not only space, but time. Ha Tae Im has created strokes of color that remove the boundary between time and space. What is left in the void is the artist’s existence or what is in her mind.
(...)
In looking at Ha Tae Im’s work, it is evident that she intends to create space-time in multiple layers or in micro-dimensions. Configured with an accumulation of color strokes, her space is planar but forms multiple layers, allowing us to regard it as a single space with significant depth. The primary appeal of Ha Tae Im’s work is her balance and moderation. Through endless repetitions and practice, Ha Tae Im has managed to develop her world on the canvas, which features her unique sensitivity expressed through neutral, yet elegant and pleasant, color strokes.
Although her colors could appear as ones that we could encounter every day, a closer look reveals that the hues are a little different and a bit more neutral. A level of similar restraint can be found in her strokes of color, which are neither excessive nor deficient. Some might claim that lack a sense of velocity, they are not dynamic enough, or do not reveal sufficient emotion. However, these are distinct characteristics of Ha Tae Im’s philosophy, the foundation of which can be found in the restraint of senses and the sublimity of repetition.

Kim Young Min, Exhibition Planner