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Installation February - March 2000 Curator: Nathan Harpaz |
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| Myungah
Hyon integrates printmaking, body art and installation art to create
a dialogue between herself and the viewer in order to provoke a personal
emotional response. This particular interest in communication derives from
events in Hyon’s life that took her from South Korea to Canada and later
to the United States.
Hyon’s initial drive to communicate springs from a cultural gap, but it is important to note that the only clue to her heritage is the shape of her eyes in just one of the works included here. This gives the installation a powerfully broad and universal resonance. (From the catalog's introduction) In my experience, all recent
works by Myungah Hyon are intentionally left untitled. Or, perhaps I should
say they are purposely given the designation of “Untitled” to avoid specificity.
Hyon’s work explores identity and mines the territory of cultural duality.
Therefore, her lack of titles helps to further her quest and leaves open
all issues of identity not communicated through the images.
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