Gi (Ginny) Huo

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA

Artist statement

My work combines relationships of my Korean heritage and geopolitics while discussing notions of war, legacies of religious systems, elements from nature, and upbringing as a Mormon. Through sculpture, images, drawing and text I draw upon the poetics of a line: how a line can serve as a marker of division and an indication of connection. With archival photos from my grandfather, a photographer in the Korean War, I trace the lineage and stories of my parents, grandparents and ancestors to consider my own. I bridge personal remembrances, history, celestial observations, and religious teachings to navigate relationships between lines — English and Korean; fact and fiction; translation and interpretation; “north” and “south”; heaven and earth; past, present, and future. Through questioning beliefs and religious systems, my work asks what does one believe and why?

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