Music in the Room of Grief by Jenny Yiyun Kuo
Release date: May 2025
Published by Dashwood Books
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First edition
Zine, 20 pages
Dimensions: 5.25 x 8 inches
Suggested retail price: $18
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“Music in the Room of Grief emerges from the loss of a close friend with whom I used to play the violin. Photographing her most cherished belongings, such as her violins, handwriting, clothing, and jewelry, I sought to gather evidence of her existence by recording traces of her touch and shadows of her presence. These objects reflect her lifelong search for identity as a Korean adoptee in America and her attempt to construct a sense of home through music.
Through photograms and collages derived from these still-life images, which were originally photographed in a forensic manner, I reflect on my own experience of grief while reinterpreting her story as an act of remembrance and celebration.” –JYK
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