Unhomely Exhibition Statement
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In contrast to the comforting notion of “home” suggesting ease and familiarity, Unhomely delves into the unsettling relations between place and body, revealing the uncertainties of constructed space. Each artist selects a place, no longer accessible but haunting, to reflect on intertwined personal narratives and collective memory.
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Fiona Chang (張昀叡) revisits a list of houses her family made offers to between 2020 and 2021 in suburban Los Angeles revealing the alienation from the home searching experience.
Chau Nguyen draws upon their encounter with a Vietnam War bomb shelter near their grandmother's home in Nghe An, which was later covered by the Vietnamese government in a 2002 regional development project. Kristi Wallace Knight explores her first childhood home in 1960s Detroit, contrasting her drive to experience her world within and beyond its walls with the constraints imposed by racial and economic strife. |
Utilizing email inboxes as virtual exhibition spaces, Unhomely also engages with physical locations, incorporating both private residences and public spaces that are part of everyday life.
Every Wednesday, an artist sent digital material to the inbox of signed-up audiences, spanning the exhibition period from March 13 to May 8, 2024, totaling nine emails. Additionally, each artist was requested to deliver a closure package, including their artwork, to a physical location associated with the haunted places. |
