INA JANG
Born in South Korea in 1982 she currently lives and works in New York.
ABOUT HER WORK
Ina Jang creates work with a playful and poetic spirit. Minimalistic it is the simplicity of her work that reveals so much power. Constructive and deconstructive alike her work is physical, gentle, and humorous, introducing new meanings to familiar objects while exploring a collapse of dimensions in photography.
"I make images that are minimal and two-dimensional by
layering people, places and things to precisely execute ideas, but with
the intention of discarding information.
As I want the ideas to
be tangible, the process becomes rigorously physical and related to my
personal experience in terms of making photographs; it often contains
cutting, gluing and pasting mundane objects from real life, such as
paper and cotton balls. The photographs are often figurative and
unidentified, casting a suspicion upon the photograph’s agenda. I allow
the viewers to question whether they are truly subjects or merely
objects. I strive to depict an image that remains pristine and foreign
to the viewers.
My works explore concepts of photography and its
physicality, while their contents rely hugely on a playful mind,
inspired by the time I spent with my sister when we were isolated from
family and friends. During this time, I developed a way of escaping from
the desolation and existential ennui."
Ina Jang
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Having graduated from the 'School of Visual Arts' in New York with a BA in Photography in 2010, her work has been shown in countless galleries, including the 'Empty Quarter' in Dubai, 'KiptonART', 'New York Photo Festival' 2010, and the 'Humble Arts Foundation' in New York 2010. She has been nominated for seven different awards, including 'KiptonART Rising Award' 2011, 'Print Magazine's 20 Under 30', as well as being selected as a FOAM Talent. She was a finalist at the 'Festival d'Hyères' 2011, and returns to Hyères in 2012 to exhibit the result of a commission. Her works have been published in 'The New York Times Magazine', 'Dear,' 'Dave Magazine', 'British Journal of Photography', and 'Foam International Photography Magazine'.