INFOS

Future Becomes Past (Installation View), 2005
Bouquet, Text, Wallaper, Archival Inkjet Print

Finding Father

This solo exhibition is inspired by years spent examining dusty family albums and traveling to the de-militarized zone overlooking North Korea, the origin of Father’s kin. Father’s identity appears in flecks and moments, the whole constantly elusive as narratives of his past life unravel in conflicting directions. He is a Wizard of Oz of sorts, his youth hiding behind a curtain of photographs.

"Through an installation of found photographs, slide show, and domestic artifacts, Han explores the real and imagined identity of the artist’s father. Personal and formal classifications reveal repetitive moments embedded in nostalgic imagery while questioning the role of objects in constructing memories. In one piece, all of his father’s neckties were used to create a web by wearing and weaving them together, performing the ritual that father’s pass down to their sons. Viewers can relate to the aura surrounding familial remnants and how they are used in acts of remembrance."

As part of the opening performance, the artist's father was present and delievered a slide lecture.

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