Artist Nara Park

Flow IV

Date2015

MediumWallpaper

Dimensions31 × 48 in. (78.7 × 121.9 cm) Framed Size: 33 1/2 × 50 × 5 3/8 in. (85.1 × 127 × 13.7 cm)

Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection

Object numberDCCAH2020.035

ClassificationsSculpture

Locations

Department of Behavioral Health (64 New York Avenue NE)

DescriptionNara Park’s sculptures investigate the ways in which a person or thing can seem to be a replica of itself after it is gone. She questions the meaning of authenticity and tries to understand what exists beyond our superficial perception. To this end, Park uses false materials to appear as something else. Here, she crafts wallpaper to replicate stone blocks. Just as stone is used in many cultures to commemorate those who are no longer with us—symbolizing strength and stability—the appearance of stone in Park’s work indicates memorialization and a desire for permanence.