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Sajin: Translated Photographs from Korea

Hans Gindlesberger

Friday, March 22 - 10:00AM to 10:30AM
Westmoreland

The Korean word for photography, "sajin," predates the invention of the camera. When a Korean delegation first encountered photography and had their portraits made on a visit to Beijing in 1863, they described the images in their travel journals in terms of Korean traditions and concepts rooted in representational portrait painting. In this project, a historical and material linkage between photography and painting is enacted through a process that combines archival imagery, light-sensitive paint, and rephotographic technique. The resulting images occupy an uncanny space between the two media. 

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