An artist of Korean descent, Zadie Xa understands the double displacement of growing up in Vancouver, then migrating to London, England. Through a range of mediums, Xa strives for ancestral empowerment through exploring the pagan spirituality of the Korean peninsula, before the colonial incursions of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity. In a pair of sculptural hanging garments, Xa explores the power of ritual and robes to transform the wearer from outcast to shapeshifting shaman. The floral motif on Princess Bari refers to the famous shaman who guides souls safely into the afterlife, while the knives stitched into Kimchi Rites, Kitchen Rituals, evoke the matriarchal creation of a superfood and source of national pride.

Hernan Bas (b. 1978 Miami, FL) has shown in many important group exhibitions including the Whitney Biennial and Venice Biennale, as well as shows at the Samsung Museum of Art (Seoul), Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh) and Pérez Art Museum (Miami). His works are in the collections of MoMA (New York), Brooklyn Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Hirshhorn Museum (Washington, DC), MOCA Los Angeles, MOCA North Miami, the MFA Boston, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto). He has enjoyed solo shows at the Yuz Museum (Shanghai), Space K (Seoul), Rubell Museum (Miami), Centro De Arte Contemporáneo Málaga (Spain), Colby College Art Museum (Waterville, ME), SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah, GA), The Bass Museum of Art (Miami) and Kunstverein Hannover (Germany). Bas lives and works in Miami, FL.

Zadie Xa (b. 1983 Vancouver, BC) has a solo show opening at Whitechapel Gallery (London) on September 20, 2022. She has exhibited in group exhibitions at Castillo di Rivoli (Turin, Italy), Haus Der Kunst (Munich), the Polygon Gallery (Vancouver), Arnolfini Arts (Bristol, UK), and MoMA PS1 (Queens). She has enjoyed solo exhibitions at The Box (Plymouth, UK), Leeds Art Gallery (UK), Tramway (Glasgow), Yarat Contemporary Art Space (Baku), Galería Agustina Ferreyra (Puerto Rico), Union Pacific (London) and Pump House Gallery (London). Xa has presented performances at the National Gallery (London), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), Hayward Gallery (London), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), and Serpentine Gallery (London). Her work is in the permanent collections of the UK’s Arts Council Collection and British Council Collection. She has an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art and a BFA from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. Xa lives and works in London, England.