BARBIE _ Grace Kelly with Joseon tobacco box

Jonghyun Nam

2024

Image size: 19 × 12 cm (7.5 × 4.7 in.)

Framed size: 36.5 × 28.5 cm (14.4 × 11.22 in.)

Archival pigment print on Hanji

Limited edition of 35 (Ed. 1/35)

Signed by the artist with a certificate of authenticity

[The BARBIE Series]
The BARBIE series is a body of work that quietly examines 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 reflecting on the dreams I held as a child and the possibilities that remain in my heart even as an adult.

Beginning with a collection of Barbie dolls from a collector I met by chance, I view Barbie not merely as a toy, but as an entity onto which dreams and memories are projected.

In this series, the chair is used as a significant motif.
Miniature chairs, made to the same scale as Barbie, are arranged like a stage, creating a scene from a story within a small world.

In this particular work, I photographed a Barbie doll of Hollywood actress Grace Kelly, sitting on a tobacco pouch from the Joseon Dynasty.

The photographs are created using archival pigment prints on Hanji, traditional Korean paper.
Hanji, with its breathable, fibrous texture, imparts a soft warmth and vitality to the images.

More than just photographs of dolls, this series is a quiet record of time, memory, and the emotions we imbue in objects.
Within the frame, Barbie stands as a being reflecting each of our dreams and our time.

The designer of the LC2 is Le Corbusier, a Swiss architect who was one of the most prominent figures of the 20th century. In 1928, in collaboration with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, he unveiled the "Grand Confort," meaning "great comfort," an enduring masterpiece of modern design. 

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