Exploring ideas of belief and her own family lineage, Huo’s structure incorporates text and images referencing Mormonism and Korean shamanism. A wooden archway, steps, and a ramp covered in vinyl landscapes, skyscapes, and words encourage participants to reflect on creating new narratives beyond colonized religious histories. As a part of the project, Huo is recording What If? Belief Podcast, which connects, archives, and amplifies the voices of QTBIPOC (Queer / Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) youth, adults, and seniors around how they navigate their own belief systems.
Sanctuary to me is an active journey to understand one’s core belief systems and the power within themselves. My sculpture, an act or offering, what if?, questions what informs the way we believe and why. The sculpture is a meditative space for reflection, conversation, and storytelling.
Photo by: Sofie Kjørum Austlid, Stan Narten, and Gi (Ginny) Huo
Film by: Saif Al-Sobaihi
More information on the work and exhibition here.