Sending Love to an Aching World

Rasmus Eckhardt’s canvases feel like memories caught mid-fade—a ghost he may have shared a fleeting, imaginary conversation with on Lexington Avenue; a woman having lunch naked in a park; a solitary figure wandering through woods, finding ways and getting lost. A hazy, dreamlike quality hovers around each painting—evoking a visual tenderness reminiscent of Japanese modern painter Kokei Kobayashi. Like Kobayashi, Eckhardt’s works seem to emerge from within a fog, inviting the viewer to linger in a space where time loosens, edges soften, and emotion takes the lead.

Loren Erdrich’s paintings channel a dreamlike cosmology where human forms dissolve into celestial forces. Drawing from myth, emotion, and the unpredictability of her raw dyes and pigment-infused, water-based process, her work embraces metamorphosis—bodies turning to light, faces into birds, moons into eyes. Her compositions hover between abstraction and figuration, revealing a universe where loss and hope exist in delicate balance.

Returning to oil painting after over a decade of working with found materials, Blair Saxon-Hill approaches the medium with a sense of spontaneity and play. Embracing the energy of sketches and guided by intuition rather than plan, her works conjure lonesome spirits, queer figures, royal muses, and everyday companions. There’s a loose, ephemeral magic in her brushwork—imbued with a tender mix of longing and delight. Even in their simplicity, her paintings offer windows into lives touched by humor, vulnerability, and gentle surrealism.

Together, these three artists construct a world just adjacent to our own—where feelings take form, figures shift between states, and vulnerability becomes a shared language. ‘Sending Love to an Aching World‘ extends a quiet, radiant invitation: to feel more deeply, to look more closely, and to care more fiercely for the fragile world we share.

Rasmus Eckhardt（b. 1982, Denmark）lives and works in Copenhagen. He has exhibited widely in Europe, with his most recent solo exhibition presented at Collaborations, Mallorca in 2023. This is Eckhardt’s second solo presentation with SHRINE and his first solo presentation in Los Angeles.

Loren Erdrich（b. 1978）lives and works in New York City. ‘Little Stars‘ is her second solo exhibition with SHRINE, and she has also exhibited at Harper’s（East Hampton, NY）, Nicodim Gallery（Los Angeles, CA）, Primary（Miami, FL）, Guts Gallery（London, UK）, Wasserman Projects（Detroit, MI）and Herrero de Tejada（Madrid, SP）. Erdrich has been awarded residencies at Yaddo, the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency Jentel Foundation, Santa Fe Art Institute, Sculpture Space, Vermont Studio Center and at Art Farm Nebraska.

Blair Saxon-Hill（b. 1979, Eugene, OR）lives and works in Portland, OR and has been awarded fellowships from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Oregon Arts Commission, and the Ford Family Foundation. Her work has been exhibited at the New Museum Triennial, NYC; Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles; Pace Prints, NYC; JOAN, Los Angeles; VENUS Over Los Angeles and The Hallie Ford Museum. 

Shadow Qu is an independent curator and art advisor based in New York, specializing in modern and contemporary art. She is the founder of Various Locations, a New York-based art platform dedicated to fostering intercultural dialogues and facilitating the exchange of artists between the U.S., Europe, and Asia, creating meaningful connections across the global art market.

[i] Kobayashi Kokei（1883 – 1957）was a leading figure in modern Japanese painting. Drawing on traditional Yamato-e and Rimpa techniques, he developed a refined compositional style marked by a sense of serenity and precision. A recipient of the Order of Culture, Kobayashi also contributed to the postwar art world as a professor at the Tokyo Fine Arts School（present-day Tokyo University of the Arts）, where he played a significant role in mentoring the next generation of artists.