floating, reflects the emotional experience occurring in response to feelings of cultural and social displacement. Seventy two hand-sewn handbags made of mulberry paper (han-ji) are placed in rows on a wall. Projected upon them is a video of an origami paper boat, isolated and floating in a body of water. The handbag, is an everyday object, easily overlooked. It serves as a general metaphor of the identity which people carry. In contrast, the origami paper boat, a culturally familiar object, represents the identity interacting with a new environment. As the paper boat floats, it is gradually absorbing the water, conforming to its surroundings. As a result, the boat is dissolving.
Floating (2018)
Mulberry paper, Thread
16 x 6 (ft)
The Proust Effect
Mulberry Paper, Thread
5.5 x 3.8 (ft)
The Proust Effect, s explores meaning of an individual’s identity related to a memory, and attempts to capture a sense of memory through recalling past experience. The triangle shaped object represents a traditional aroma sachet from Korea. 105 hand sewn sachets were made with mulberry paper and threads and connected with red threads.
