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Ko Kirk Yamahira:
The Threshold of Thought and Appearance


September 12 - October 10, 2026
Saturday, September 12, 4-6pm

studio e presents The Threshold of Thought and Appearance, an exhibition on display from September 12th to October 10th featuring new work from Ko Kirk Yamahira exploring spatial and structural abstraction through a meticulous subtractive process of unthreading canvas. By individually pulling each warp thread in reverse, Yamahira reconfigures the canvas. Through this process, the foundations of traditional painting are dismantled by using the canvas beyond its role as a support for painting and instead becomes the work itself. In the exhibition, a series of small works surround a large C-shaped structure at the center of the gallery. A structure which was once a two-dimensional surface, now transformed into a flexible, organic, undulating enclosure that invites viewers to step inside. Within its interior, visitors are enveloped by floating threads that create a sense of intimate cradling. The ephemeral space offers an immersive experience. Throughout the exhibition, Yamahira’s exploration of material and structure invites a deeper contemplation of how undoing can become a means of constructing new ways of seeing.


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Ko Kirk Yamahira: The Threshold of Thought and Appearance, Sept - Oct 2026, studio e Ko Kirk Yamahira, from the sidewalk across the street, untitled, 2026, silkscreen, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 32 x 66 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, sixteen and half step, untitled, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 16 x 6 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira: The Threshold of Thought and Appearance, Sept - Oct 2026, studio e Ko Kirk Yamahira, eleven step, untitled, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 8 x 8 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, twenty two step, untitled, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 12 x 12 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, six step, untitled, 2026, acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 10 x 21 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, twelve step, untitled, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 7 x 22 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, three and half step, untitled, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 16 x 14 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, seven step, untitled, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 16 x 26 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, five step, untitled, 2025, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 14 x 20 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira: The Threshold of Thought and Appearance, Sept - Oct 2026, studio e Ko Kirk Yamahira, seven and half step, untitled, a whisper loses its shape, 2026, acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 30 x 24 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, eight step, untitled, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 24 x 24 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, four and half step, untitled, leaping over a puddle, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 23 x 27 x 2 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, three step, untitled, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 24 x 7 x 3 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, two step, untitled, 2026, Acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, 12 x 9 x 3 in. Ko Kirk Yamahira, the woven, untitled [Install View], 2026, partially unwoven 10oz cotton duck, wood, approx 10 x 10 ft.