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《If the Light Lingers 》
Three-Person Exhibition
"When I chase the light, I journey alongside it."
In an increasingly noisy and fast-paced world, Rich Art Gallery presents the three-person exhibition If the Light Lingers, on view from June 14th to July 27th, offering a moment of stillness—a space to begin an introspective journey that traverses the everyday, gazes inward, and reawakens our perception of the ties between self and world, tracing the path of light and the contours of dreams.
Hailing from diverse cultural contexts, the three participating artists—Hannah Carrick, Jocelyn Tsaih, and QingChuan— engage in a visual dialogue that transcends language and form. Together, they approach “light” as a poetic and symbolic agent—one that embodies presence, transformation, and connection. Light not only appears as a physical phenomenon but also as an inner force—illuminating memory, emotion, and identity. In this journey, each artist is not only in pursuit of light, but is also its vessel—both seeker and source of radiance.
➤ Hannah Carrick Burnt Summer 69x97cm Oil & oil stick on canvas 2025
Hannah Carrick views light as a manifestation of vitality—vibrant, organic, and deeply connected to the rhythms of nature. Her paintings fuse feminine forms with landscapes, using flowing lines and radiant palettes to evoke a sense of regeneration and grounded sensuality. The light in Carrick’s work rises not from above but from within the earth itself, symbolizing inner strength, healing, and a return to embodied connection with the land.
➤ Jocelyn Tsaih Beneath The Heat Lamps 50x40cm Acrylic on canvas 2023
Jocelyn Tsaih constructs gentle yet powerful visual fields using amorphous figures and soft color gradients. Her light is intimate and introspective—suggesting an emotional luminosity that emanates from the self. In her work, light becomes a vessel for navigating blurred identities and cultural in-betweenness. Through abstraction and symbolic ambiguity, she reflects on belonging as a dynamic, internal experience—where clarity is found not in fixed forms, but in honest presence.
QingChuan takes a meditative approach to painting, capturing the ephemeral interplay of light and shadow in nature with minimalist precision. Drawing from the tradition of animal painting and infusing it with a contemporary, feminine sensibility, her work oscillates between surrealism and naturalism. Her delicate brushwork and soft illumination invite the viewer into a quiet space of reflection, where emotion and atmosphere intertwine. Rather than depict nature, QingChuan listens to it—offering paintings that resonate with the wisdom and vitality of all living things.
The works of the three artists move like light coursing along distinct trajectories, ultimately converging beneath a shared sky to form a collective journey of pursuit, imagination, and perception. If the Light Lingers invites viewers to trace the path of light—not only as it shifts across the external world, but as it flickers within, illuminating the contours of inner awareness. This is not simply a passage toward brightness, but a contemplative voyage between art and spirit—one that seeks to uncover the quiet threads that bind our inner truths to the outer world, casting light on the enduring human longing for understanding, healing, and hope.
