At My Mother's Knee(2022)

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Silkscreen on window screen, thread, poplar, maple, plaster fabrics etc. (Photo: Janice Lardey, Clara Delgado)

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At My Mother's Knee is an assemblage where I created connected edges of screen-printed window screens and grandmother's textile fabrics that were stored in old wooden cabinets. At My Mother's Knee shows the theme of in-between spaces of memories from the Korean family's lives, especially about the mother who dedicated her lifetime to a patriarchal family. I map out my interests from the family's photo album into a furniture-like sliding window or door structure beyond the threshold. I focused on the background with the view of the house and empty figures, which indicated color impressions from my childhood memories.

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As gentrifications, it is hard to see the mountain scenes at the grandparent’s house. Many concrete buildings absurdly deconstructed and reconstructed. I looked back to see the garden in the past before the demolition of Grandma’s home through family photo albums.

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