Nathan Twedt

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Inspired by traditional Korean bojagi (wrapping cloths), Hidden Faces explores the lives of Korean adoptees in the United States. These sculptural vessels—which bear the photographic imprint of Twedt’s face—symbolize displaced identities and fragmented histories. The translucent containers evoke the adoptees’ experiences of navigating cultural disconnection and racial paradoxes, in which they are viewed by adoptive families as “Caucasian” yet perceived by society as “Asian.” The accompanying transcript of an interview with Twedt amplifies this narrative through its poignant memories of loss, belonging, and self-discovery. Eun-Kyung’s work invites viewers to meditate on the layered complexities of transracial adoption.

From the 2025 exhibition Visual Kinship, curated by Alisa Swindell, Associate Curator of Photography, Dr. Kimberly Juanita Brown, Dr. Thy Phu and Dr. Iyko Day

Course History

College Course 26.01, What’s in Your Toolbox?, Casey Aldrich and Mokhtar Bouba, Fall 2025

Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies 65.07, Queer Popular Culture, Eng-Beng Lim, Fall 2025

Exhibition History

Visual Kinship, Lathrop, Jaffe and Hall Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 30 - November 29, 2025.

Provenance

The artist, 2015; sold to present collection, 2025.

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