MUSEUM OF THE LOST (STRANGERS AT HOME)
Sara Wong Chi-Hang » Leung Chi-Wo »
Exhibition: 27 Jan – 24 Jul 2023
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah
912-525 7191
scadmoa@scad.edu
www.scadmoa.org
Tue-Fri 10-17, Sat-Sun 12-17
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.