Yoon Hyup (b. 1982 in Seoul, KR; works and lives in New York City, US) presents his first solo exhibition Quantize off with Ruttkowski;68 in Paris.

The works emerge from time spent moving through the city. Walking, skating, cycling the streets, fleeting impressions are collected and later resurfaced on the canvas. What appears is not a depiction of place, but a condensation of experience, in which memory and imagination remain closely entangled.

The paintings develop from a loose underlying structure that allows intuition to guide the process. Lines and dots are applied by hand, advancing through repetition, hesitation, and subtle deviation. Rather than aiming for precision, the works retain traces of adjustment and chance. These slight misalignments give rise to a rhythm that feels measured yet alive, resisting the rigidity of pre-planned systems.

Color functions as a carrier of sensation rather than description. It recalls fragments of light, atmosphere, and movement, translating intangible impressions into material presence. Landmarks and urban references appear not as symbols, but as sites shaped by personal time and individual perception.

The city, in this context, is fluid and continuously reconfigured by those who move through it. Layers of Paris intersect with other lived cities, without settling into a single narrative. Quantize off articulates an attitude of working within structure while remaining slightly out of sync, allowing each painting to maintain its own tempo and internal coherence.