Gallery Sonder is pleased to present Interstitial, a solo exhibition of recent and newly realized works by Sheng Lor. On view at Gallery Sonder, the exhibition explores the spaces in between cultures, materials, memory, and belief through drawing and loom-based works. In her latest exhibition, Lor’s Dressed Looms and Iris Drawings unfold as parallel series, exploring weaving as both a physical practice and a spiritual language.

Rooted in Hmong traditions, Lor reimagines weaving beyond its conventional form. Her looms are not fixed structures but living sites of transformation, where color, texture, and rhythm carry symbolic meaning. In Hmong culture, color is often associated with spiritual presence, and Lor allows these hues to move freely across yarn, paper, and space, creating works that feel both grounded and ethereal.

After over a decade as a professional weaver, Lor’s practice crystallized during her time in the University of California, Los Angeles MFA program, where ritual, impermanence, and care became central to her approach. It was there that Lor assembled her first loom, marking a pivotal shift in her work. Weaving emerged as a way to hold history while creating space for renewal. Since then, she has continued to expand the possibilities of the medium, disrupting the traditional limits of the loom and translating its logic into delicate yet powerful thread drawings.

Throughout the exhibition, viewers encounter a tension between presence and absence, density and openness. Rather than functioning as isolated works, the pieces form an interconnected field shaped by attention and care. With looms positioned at the center and drawings around them, the exhibition unfolds as a protective, contemplative environment—one that evokes an altar or gathering space. The viewer becomes part of this interstitial terrain, activated through proximity and movement.

The works invite embodied attention. Meaning emerges through the experience of color, materiality, and the spaces between forms. Interstitial presents weaving as a contemporary and evolving practice that honors ancestral knowledge while opening new pathways for reflection, resilience, and belonging.