In his first exhibition at Carter Burden Gallery, Humberto Guanipa presents wall, floor, and pedestal sculptures created with wood, plastic, sand, and found objects in the exhibition Song For The Soil. His three dimensional works are composed of brilliantly colorful geometric shapes, often connected by transparent acrylic bars and resting in sand.

The smooth planes of color, course surface of the sand, and intricate carvings charred into the wood create a range of textures throughout each structural piece. Guanipa states, that he is “searching for something about how we see and how we construct meaning, history, and our sense of self.”

Song For The Soil features the paintings of artist Young Ja Yoon in her first exhibition with Carter Burden Gallery. Inspired by her childhood experience during the Korean War, the series of Earth toned color field paintings embody the importance and necessity of food, shelter, and love. Yoon describes two grueling years fighting extreme cold, heat, and hunger until her family was able to return to their small farming village. She states, “Finally, the war was over and my family was together again. We were no longer hungry and cold. We could never forget the importance of soil in our life.”