Pae White
May 2 – August 8, 2026 | Galerie Neugerriemschneider, Berlin
Pae White, Untitled, 2026; Photo: Santiago Vega, Guadalajara.
In pushmi-pullyu at Galerie Neugerriemschneider, Berlin, Pae White presents a dazzling universe of creatures such as crabs, snails, flies, butterflies, and other insects, rendered in colorful thread paintings, tactile textiles, and vibrant ceramics.
The new works stem from White’s longstanding engagement with traditional materials andcraft techniques, whose possibilities she continually expands. The techniques featured in the exhibition include indigenoushandcrafts, Jacquard weaving, and experimental technologies, through which the artist depicts the animals as if viewed under a magnifying glass. Encouraging introspective reflection on our own relationship with nature, the compositions honor the overlooked:creatures that, despite their complexity, are usually perceived only marginally or not at all are brought into focus as bearers of visual andconceptual richness.
In an increasingly fragile world, White slows down the gaze in her artistic practice and focuses her attention to capture thefleeting beauty. Wafts of smoke, crumpled foil, popcorn, glistening water, and even the passage of timeare isolated for visual analysis, translated compositionally and materially, and recontextualized. A key elementof this approach is dichotomies and contradictions, such as those between craftsmanship and technology or between expectations ofthe respective media and objects. The latter are regularly subjected to a fundamental reevaluation as Whitequestions perception by imbuing the everyday with a new aura.