NADA NYC PROJECT BOOTH: ODE TO THE DOMESTIC

ai. Gallery

Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 West 26th Street, NYC

Solo Project Booth

Image courtesy of artist and ai. Gallery.

Ode to the Domestic re-imagines the booth as a charged domestic interior whereby objects possess a playful haunting. Through embroidery, textile, ceramic and installation, Joo posits the home as a site of animism— where ordinary spectacle turns into revelations. The artist invokes Korean folklore’s Dokkaebi: trickster spirits born from discarded items or tools that have gained a soul through long human use. Drawing on the religious syncretism of her upbringing, Joo juxtaposes found objects alongside an artist-made quilt, a suite of amulets and enchanted "object-beings”, creating a sanctuary for meditation and the imagination.