Samantha Haan | An Echo of an Echo

Please join us on 3rd Friday, November 17, as Kiosk Gallery presents An Echo of an Echo, a solo exhibition of paintings by Samantha Haan. In these works, Haan explores linguistic structures through the use of coded systems of an iterative nature. By introducing a system of permutations from a limited set of possible symbols, she invites an element of chance into the process of producing unique compositional variations.

Artist Statement:

Drawing from A Mathematical Theory of Communication (C.E. Shannon) and translated narratives, Haan explores the foundation of languages. By developing her own analog systems, the symbols in Sam’s paintings are arranged by probability. Through this process she finds gaps between meaning and interpretation. The symbols in Haan’s paintings are semasiographic, meaning the signs that don’t directly reflect speech. The sequence of symbols relates to the order of construction in written language.

Bio:

Samantha Haan (b. 1997) is an artist and curator based in Kansas City, Missouri.

She received her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2019. She is currently a resident of Holsum Studios where she makes paintings and drawings. Samantha makes system based work that investigates the building blocks of language.

She has shown her work with Ekru Project and Beco Gallery in Kansas City, The Front in New Orleans, GCADD in St. Louis, and Ice Cream Social in Portchester, New York.

She is also the co-curator at United Colors in addition to being the former president at Plug gallery with six other artists.

samanthahaan.com
@sam__haan

Artist’s Reception:

Friday, November 17, 6-9 pm
Show runs through January 11, 2024

Open Hours:  Saturdays 12-4 pm, and by appointment

Holiday Closures:

Saturday, November 25, Saturday, December 23, Saturday, December 30