Memory Fields
Memory Fields explores the nuances of memory and its uncanny ability to transport culture, traditions, rituals, and feelings through space and time. Oscillating between place and placelessness, seven artists of diverse cultural backgrounds present a series of actions, systems, and moments that are influenced by regional, national, and transnational experiences.
Memories contain stories that are potent, bodily, and felt. They have the potential to conjure joy, grief, and nostalgia, with its residue carrying through time. Memory is malleable, from a recollection of events to something more ambiguous, such as the sensation of familiarity or longing. It is selective, often reimagined, and flawed. Memories are private, yet their preservation is contingent on being shared, creating an intimate exchange of moments lost in time and resulting in a transition from private to collective experiences. The intimacy of this form of storytelling can highlight the intricacies of how artists navigate histories that are grounded in personal, familial, and cultural narratives.
Artists: Jesse Ly, Emily Hanako Momohara, Yoshi Nakamura, Migiwa Orimo, Kanthy Peng, Nayeon Yang, Xia Zhang
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Kanthy Peng, Artificial Tear, 2019. Archival inkjet print, 30 x 24 inches. Courtesy of the artist
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Jesse Ly, what does the willow bring?, 2021. Archival inkjet print with hand-cut embedded mat, 30 x 24 inches. Courtesy of the artist
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Emily Hanako Momohara, Bamboo Wall, 2024. Archival wallpaper, 72 x 108 inches. Courtesy of the artist
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Nayeon Yang, A Night Visible to the Naked Eye, 2019–2022. Multimedia video installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
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Xia Zhang, Safe In Unsafe, 2016. Archival pigment print, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
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Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery
650 Walnut St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 977-4165
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