Lost and Found

Mixed-media Installation
Three-channel Videos with Toy Building Blocks, Voile, Ripple Glass and Oil Pastels
11’08”
Dimensions Variable
Lost and Found explores the act of rediscovering and reconnecting with Hsuan-Kuang Hsieh’s childhood home in Taipei, Taiwan. The work immerses viewers in a "memory space" where translucent scrims form the contours of an imaginary house. Traveling through the space, the sound, projected animations and light, evokes the fragmented nature of childhood memories. Toy building blocks serve as both symbolic memory objects and tangible materials, reconstructing moments from the past. As a collective memory of play, these blocks embody the cyclical process of construction and deconstruction, mirroring the ever-shifting act of remembering.
Artist Statement
With an unexpected incident, my family reclaimed our childhood home in 2019. 
Lost and Found is a response to the experience of returning to my childhood home for the first time after 22 years in Taipei, Taiwan. Instead of “walking down memory lane”, I had a relatively detached and dull experience touring the home. I find that many childhood emotions and memories aren't directly preserved. They are present yet elusive, like fragments of a fading dream.
A childhood house, to many, is a time capsule – a vessel for memories, emotions, and experiences frozen in time. As I matured and ventured to the U.S., I came to recognize that my childhood home was the very ground where I forged my sense of belonging and deepened my cultural roots. Crafting a space with memories is like solving a puzzle, reconfiguring their placement while reliving them. This process serves as a therapeutic exploration, helping me reconnect with my identity and personal history. 
Lost and Found is developed during my art residency at Automata, Los Angeles, 2023.