Jeena Shin
Time Crystal

The paintings in Jeena Shin’s new exhibition, Time Crystal, meditate on quantum systems that repeat infinite patterns of motion over time. The title derives from recent theories in quantum physics that explore ‘new phases of matter’ understood as an oscillating internal cycle that resists the need for external energy. In other words, a system that is no longer bound to space but rather continues to repeat differently in time in limitless configurations. Shin reflects on the recurring internal logic of her system.  Once we might have assumed a system would reach its eventual limits and reach equilibrium.  The analogy of the Time Crystal challenges this assumption.