BARBIE - Channel with Egg Chair

Jonghyun Nam 

2024

Image size: 110 × 93 cm (43 × 36.6 in.)

Framed size: 128 × 112 cm (50 × 44 in.)

Archival pigment print on Hanji paper

Edition of 5 (Ed. 1/5)

Signed by the artist with a certificate of authenticity

[BARBIE Series]
The BARBIE series is a body of work that quietly contemplates dreams, memories, and the emotions we project onto objects, all through the iconic figure of Barbie.

[About the work] artist's statement

The BARBIE series began to commemorate Barbie's 60th anniversary.
Strongly drawn to Barbie's slogan "YOU CAN BE ANYTHING!", I started creating this series by re-examining the dreams I held as a child and the possibilities that remain in our hearts even as adults.

Starting with a collection of Barbie dolls I coincidentally came across, I view Barbie not merely as a toy but as an entity onto which dreams and memories are projected.

In this series, I use chairs as an important motif.
Miniature chairs, made to the same scale as Barbie, are arranged like a stage, creating a scene from a story within a tiny world.

The photographs are produced as archival pigment prints on Hanji (Korean traditional paper).
Hanji, with its fiber-breathing texture, imbues the images with a soft warmth and a sense of life.

This series is less about capturing the dolls themselves and more a quiet record of time, memory, and the emotions we imbue in objects.
Within the frame, Barbie stands as a reflection of our individual dreams and the passage of time.

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