Bernadette Jiyong Frank - Refraction AubergineArtist: Bernadette Jiyong Frank Medium: Oil Paint, Resin Size: 122 x 122 cm __________________________________________________ At the heart of each of Franks paintings is the Japanese concept of Ma, which is the space or pause between events, moments, forms, and thoughts. It can be felt, for example, at the bottom of a bow or in the silences that are common in Japanese conversation. These ostensibly empty intervals are in fact fullof energy, meaning,