Telescope House (2019)

2019, wood, camera, monitors, media players, glass, audio speakers

Telescope House is a house-shaped construction consisting of three sections, each one smaller than the next, like a telescope. It engages with the idea of spatializing images and memories, giving viewers agency to navigate depth by alternating between multiple focal planes, suggestive of the non-linear act of remembering.

Credits: Many thanks to Hallwalls and Hallwalls’ curator John Massier for the opportunity to show at Hallwalls for the inaugural myoptic exhibition. A huge thanks to Kyle Butler for his artistry and craftsmanship in the construction of the video housing. Additional support: James Carriero (camera on Vision Test), Dorothea Braemer (camera on Home Movies, sound recording on Vision Test); Shawn Combs for his excellent walking and acting skills in Telescope House 1; Rose Carriero for use of her home on Vision Test. Thank you to the University at Buffalo Department of Media Study for their technical support. Special thanks to Dorothea Braemer and Greta Lee for their support in all ways. Thank you to my parents, Chang Jeen Lee and Soung Young Lee.