Lot 85: HAM JIN

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.