PROJECT
Around UsWORK CATEGORY
InstallationPROJECT DETAILS
2021 Mixed media 500x600x255cm-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The piece explores the theme of continuity by portraying a space that begets an ever-expanding network of relationships that inform and shape each other. Despite the social nature of such a space, however, there are some who are different from others and are marginalized for their differences. Even though they may appear less integrated to the rest, these individuals are invaluable parts to our community who cohabit our world in their own ways. The parts of the piece that light up and stand out among the rest symbolize these individuals. Normally, the connection they and the rest of the world share is not very apparent. When the lights are turned off, however, the connections we share emerge from the darkness as circles of light that remind us of the community we make up together.
PROJECT
Around UsWORK CATEGORY
Video ArtPROJECT DETAILS
2021 Single-channel video, color, sound, 5’------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Around Us” is a mixed-media piece that consists of art objects that represent the marginalized and an accompanying video. The video shows people who are traversing a vast space. Neither waiting for nor paying attention to anyone else, these apathetic entities simply pass by one another.
PROJECT
Around UsWORK CATEGORY
Motion GraphicPROJECT DETAILS
Those who have been marginalized feel that they must seek an approval for safety in different social and cultural settings, which they do by carrying around a metaphorical Application for Recognition of Refugee Status. When scanned, the QR code reveals a distorted image of an asylum application document, embodying the stereotypes and the distorted perception with which the world views those who seek refuge.
Disapproval Notice on The Change of Status of Sojourn
Disapproval Notice on The Extension of Sojourn Period
Application for Recognition of Refugee Status
Notice on Non-Recognition of Refugee Status
PROJECT
Around UsWORK CATEGORY
Editorial DesignPROJECT DETAILS
2021 Digital print on paper 60x60cm
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------International students, refugees, and immigrants can easily be seen as outsiders from the perspective of those who have been born into a given community. These individuals exist in and navigate the society like small rocks that aimlessly float in a vast universe. Various documents and papers these individuals must carry in order to prove their place in the foreign land have been compiled into a brochure. When opened up, images of various art objects that represent their existence as outsiders become scattered throughout the page. When folded along the crease lines, however, the shapes come together to form a unified geometry, attesting to the shared experiences they have with the rest of the community as an integrated whole.
