Jin Won Han

	Exile I pyrex tube, flameworking, 2007 More
	Exile II glass, blowing, 2007 More
	Trace I created a nest-looking structure with glass strings produced by the glassblowing process. More
	Tea Pot Series pyrex tube, flameworking, 2003-2005 More
	Dyslexia Five books were hanging from the ceiling. In the center of the room, a large dictionary sat on a book shelf. When the viewer approached the book shelf, a motion detector was activated and all the books began to spin. Since they were spinning, books became illegible. More
	Being Familiar The notebook was filled with hand written words backward, from right to left. The video showed the action of writing them. It started very slowly and gradually got faster as if I became more and more adept at writing backward. More
	Shy Me It is a mirror that keeps turning away from the viewer. More
	Rice Reading Inspired by the ancient rituals of future reading, I wrote words on grains of rice and throw them as a gesture of reading my future. More
	Shaking Table There were various shapes of blown glass pieces on a small table. Tables started to tremble when a viewer approached. I hope to evoke the feeling of both nervousness and excitement with the action of vibration. More
	Ego Balls Sixty four mirror balls were hanging from the ceiling. When someone passed by, a motion detector triggered the balls to vibrate. More
	Book Series Through the three books-The Book of Q, The Book of Wax and The Book of Maze, I tried to visuallize the ambiguities in language. More
	Letter From Letter from is a greeting card that I wrote to myself. In a red envelope, there are several photos of my surroundings such as my house and studio in RISD. Simple handwritten notes are on the back side of each photo. More
	Window Home It is a second piece of the series *Building Private Space.* I hinged used windows and created a private space to express my transitional status. More
	Things Dripping on Me It is a third piece of the series Building Private Space. The space is defined only by a paper laid out on the floor and a double-sided window frame hanging as a ceiling. Filled with water or ink, the old frame starts to leak. The drops dripped and seeped into the floor to make patterns. More
	Eating Yourself Using "eating" as a metaphor of "intaking" or "accepting", I tried to visualize my experience of adaption. More
	Resurrection Series Inspired by a golden crown from "Silla" and James Frazer's "golden bough", I was focus on the idea of relationships between humans and nature. More

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