Growing up in South Korea and now living in the United States, Jiha Moon experienced both Eastern and Western cultures, which she reflects upon and combines harmoniously in her work. Both familiar and foreign, Moon’s woven cross-cultural imagery creates abstract scenes which integrate themes of pop culture, racial perceptions, technology, and folklore, traditional and contemporary. In our interconnected global society, Moon investigates what it means to belong and how to determine where someone or something originates.
Moon’s work is on view at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art March 9 - May 19, 2024. This exhibition has been curated by Lauren Wolfer, Associate Curator of Special Collections and Archives.