Lim Dain (b.1989) studied Painting at Kyung Hee University and received her M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from Pratt Institute in the United States. Her practice explores the meaning of everyday spaces and the idea of “home” as a place of refuge, shaped through memories formed by a life of constant departure and return. Through drawing and layered fields of color, she painterly reconstructs the aura of remembered spaces, delicately revealing traces of identity and lived experience where familiarity and unfamiliarity intersect. Built through repetitive accumulations of color and time, her works move beyond the representation of physical space, evoking an inner landscape of comfort and belonging that resides within each individual.

"Objecthood" is a concept that emerged from minimalism, often translated as "objecthood" or "materiality." It aims to strip objects of unnecessary elements, focusing on the essence of the object and the inherent properties of the material, to present works that are non-imitative and non-representational.

Based in Busan, Objecthood Gallery seeks to introduce the artistic worlds of emerging domestic and international artists who understand and interpret this pure concept of objecthood. The gallery also serves as a new platform to offer moments of relaxation and leisure in our modern lives.


OBJECTHOOD

Whispering Slit 2

Inner Eclipse

Mirror of Day

Window into infinite 4

Window into infinite 3

Window into infinite 2

Lucid Drift 7

Outhouse 2

Outhouse 1

Summer Vacation

Sleep Net

Lunar Shelter

Slit of day

Inner Sunrise

Blue Threshold

Night Barrier

Nightfall

Materiality and repetition shape a sense of duration, expanding painting beyond image-making into an experiential structure of time.


Space776 exhibits early to mid-career artists who work in a variety of mediums ranging from live multimedia performance art to traditional oil painting. The gallery accommodates artists from around the globe, taking their works to local and international art fairs such as Volta New York, Volta Basel, Art Miami, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, and Art Busan. 
Space776 was founded in Bushwick, Brooklyn in 2013. In 2020, the gallery relocated to its current residence at 37-39 Clinton Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Space776 also opened a location in Seoul, South Korea in 2020 in accordance with the gallery’s mission to promote the international exchange between local New York artists and the Korean artistic sphere. 

Space776

Butt Kiss

Dain Lim captures the feeling of rest through sensory experiences in peaceful spaces, focusing on her "Window" series.

Outhouse2

He works with a variety of materials such as wood, stone, and thread, exploring themes of art and life, the ecology of nature, and the cyclical passage of time.