MUSEUM OF THE LOST (STRANGERS AT HOME)

Exhibition: 27 Jan 2023 – 24 Jul 2023

MUSEUM OF THE LOST (STRANGERS AT HOME)
Left: Leung Chi Wo + Sara Wong, "Woman In A Red-Checkered Dress Carrying A White Blazer," 2019, Lambda C-type print, 150 x 100 cm. Courtesy of the artists and Blindspot Gallery. Right: Archival photo, "Mother and Sister Visiting the World Expo," 1970, C-print, 7.4 x 10.5 cm. Iwai Yoshinori Collection.

Leung Chi Wo and Sara Wong explore the anonymity of history by contemplating figures in the background of found snapshots. In their Museum of the Lost series, Leung and Wong re-enact the poses and attire of these unidentified, unaware “minor characters,” producing life-sized photographic prints and crafting accompanying texts that imagine their experiences and personalities. The artists’ exhibition focuses on works made from the photo albums of families in Nagoya, Japan, in which Leung and Wong challenge historical grand narratives and shed light on the poetics of photography. Undeterred by the impossibility of truly knowing these people from the fleeting past, the artists’ romantic encounter with history may inform how we see our role in the world and years to come.

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