Exhibition
Location
Olive Tjaden Gallery
Tjaden Hall
M–F, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Contact
Department of Art
(607) 255-6730
Abstract
The following exhibition explores the paradox of memory in the digital age. We live in a time when photographs, videos, and conversations can be stored indefinitely and accessed instantly, yet our experiences of memory and human connection continue to fade and distort.
Rather than presenting digital technology as purely celebratory or dystopian, the exhibition examines the tension between permanence and loss. Images meant to preserve moments become compressed then detached from their original emotional weight. Messages sent across vast distances arrive immediately, yet intimacy becomes delayed or incomplete.
What does it mean to remember in an age of infinite storage? What is preserved when everything can be saved? What is lost when memory becomes searchable and reproducible?
Biography
Dahyun Ryu
Dahyun (Roo) Ryu (B.F.A. ’26) is an award-winning multi-media interdisciplinary artist based in California, United States, and Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Passionate about exploring diverse art-making techniques, Ryu works across mixed media, including drawing, photography, coding, filmmaking, and installation. She thrives on pushing creative boundaries through various forms of art, messing around and embracing whatever ideas excite her.
