01/24/2026
Terrie Cha, “rat lady”, 2025, ceramic, ceramic glazes, metal, and resin, 47 x 31 x 36 in. (119.4 x 78.7 x 91.4 cm) | Now available on our online OM Shop at https://open-mind-art-space.square.site/
Featured in our current exhibition “afternoon tiptoe & morning pink tail”, ending tomorrow, Sat, Jan 24th. Join us for the closing reception tomorrow from 1-4pm | For inquiries, email [email protected] | More info at the link in bio 🔗
Terrie Cha (b. 2003) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work investigates beauty, identity, and societal structures through sculpture, drawing, and tactile forms. She often merges human, plant and animal elements to explore alienation, desire, and rebellion, creating works that are both uncanny and alluring. Her practice examines the intersections of femininity, subculture, and personal fascination, challenging expectations while revealing complex emotional landscapes. Terrie’s work questions how human nature and identity are defined, critiquing the norms and power dynamics that shape perception and selfhood.
Cha’s current project continues her exploration of beauty, discomfort, and femininity, and the ways societal expectations shape desire. “The rat–human hybrid girl, along with the space she inhabits, represents the tension of existing within structures that were never built for people like her — or me,” she explains. The rat embodies life beneath human systems: present, surviving, yet unwelcome. The human form carries the weight of navigating patriarchy, capitalism, and rigid norms of femininity, creating a hybrid that negotiates the pull between belonging and resistance.
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