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B. 1978
BOY FLYING A FLY (SCULPTURE AND PHOTOGRAPH)
measurements
sculpture: 2 3/4 by 7/8 by 3/8 in. 7 by 2.2 by 1 cm; casing: 6 1/8 by 6 1/4 by 6 1/4 in. 15.5 by 16 by 16 cm
alternate measurements
photograph: 47 1/4 by 37 1/2 in. 120 by 95 cm
Sculpture: signed on the bottom of the sculptural pedestal; Photograph: signed on the reverse
Sculpture: polymer clay and mixed media; Photograph: chromogenic print
Executed in 2006.
This sculpture is unique; this photograph is number 1 from an edition of 8.
NOTE
While the rest of the contemporary world becomes larger and grander in scale, Ham Jin focuses on the minute. The characters he creates with easily accessible material such as clay, paper and chewing gum often require a magnifying glass to fully appreciate their comic expressions that seem to tell a story on their own.
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