A Matter of Attachment, curated exhibition by Bo Young An

Reception: November 20, 6-8 pm

Gallery hours: November 21, 22, 28, 29, December 5, 6, 12–4 pm

Piecing together a home from the attachments of others.

While perhaps defined in its simplest terms by its physical structure, a home’s significance is shaped by the memories that are made through the everyday lives lived within it. A Matter of Attachment explores objects that make a space feel like a home and the stories they carry. Through works spanning painting, drawing, glass, and sculpture, the exhibition brings together varying interpretations of domesticity, exploring how objects and imagery reminiscent of a home might be reinterpreted when removed from their original contexts.

Objects become symbols of personal histories, carrying memories and associations not immediately apparent to others. What we choose to keep and live alongside reflects our evolving relationships with ourselves and the places that shape us.

The exhibition seeks to piece together a space hazily associated with a home. Each work holds some connection to the idea of home but at the same time, exists apart from the environments from which it emerged. Together, these works suggest a home of their own, one assembled from the traces of lives lived elsewhere.

What makes a space a home, and at what point do the attachments of others begin to feel like our own?