A single katakana character fills the frame with quiet authority, its two strokes pulled in thick, rounded yellow against an open white ground. Julie Hayes's handling here favours warmth over precision - the line swells and tapers at each terminus, giving the form a softness that sits somewhere between signage and calligraphy. The colour reads almost edible, honeyed, insisting on presence without aggression.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery
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A single katakana character fills the frame with quiet authority, its two strokes pulled in thick, rounded yellow against an open white ground. Julie Hayes's handling here favours warmth over precision - the line swells and tapers at each terminus, giving the form a softness that sits somewhere between signage and calligraphy. The colour reads almost edible, honeyed, insisting on presence without aggression.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery