CHRISTINA HAHN
Christina Hahn (b. 1994) is an interdisciplinary artist and design justice practitioner who was born in La Palma, California, raised in Seoul, South Korea, and is based out of Dallas, Texas. She is a third generation Korean-American and first generation Korean-Texan. She earned her BA in Political Science & History at Rice University in Houston, Texas and her MA in Design & Innovation at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Christina’s practice focuses on the study of power and the power of narrative. She uses religious iconography, juxtaposition, humor, and East Asian color theory across varied media including oil, acrylic, papier mâché (hanji), collage, digital, and fabric. Her work questions the stories we tell and how we tell them in the American mainstream, and seeks to create a counternarrative that questions the default assumption of Whiteness and masculinity as Correct in both art and academia.
Christina draws upon Korean folklore, pan-Asian mythology, and Black Feminist Thought to inform and guide her work. Through creating her own pantheon of modern heroes and villains, Christina brings forward overshadowed or untold stories of Asian-American immigrants while also examining her own identity which sits at an intersection of oppression and privilege.
Through her visual work and research, Christina challenges modern and historical narratives of power and hopes to create powerful counternarratives to build a more just and vibrant America.
CHRISTINA HAHN
Christina Hahn (b. 1994) is an interdisciplinary artist and design justice practitioner who was born in La Palma, California, raised in Seoul, South Korea, and is based out of Dallas, Texas. She is a third generation Korean-American and first generation Korean-Texan. She earned her BA in Political Science & History at Rice University in Houston, Texas and her MA in Design & Innovation at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Christina’s practice focuses on the study of power and the power of narrative. She uses religious iconography, juxtaposition, humor, and East Asian color theory across varied media including oil, acrylic, papier mâché (hanji), collage, digital, and fabric. Her work questions the stories we tell and how we tell them in the American mainstream, and seeks to create a counternarrative that questions the default assumption of Whiteness and masculinity as Correct in both art and academia.
Christina draws upon Korean folklore, pan-Asian mythology, and Black Feminist Thought to inform and guide her work. Through creating her own pantheon of modern heroes and villains, Christina brings forward overshadowed or untold stories of Asian-American immigrants while also examining her own identity which sits at an intersection of oppression and privilege.
Through her visual work and research, Christina challenges modern and historical narratives of power and hopes to create powerful counternarratives to build a more just and vibrant America.
CHRISTINA HAHN
Christina Hahn (b. 1994) is an interdisciplinary artist and design justice practitioner who was born in La Palma, California, raised in Seoul, South Korea, and is based out of Dallas, Texas. She is a third generation Korean-American and first generation Korean-Texan. She earned her BA in Political Science & History at Rice University in Houston, Texas and her MA in Design & Innovation at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Christina’s practice focuses on the study of power and the power of narrative. She uses religious iconography, juxtaposition, humor, and East Asian color theory across varied media including oil, acrylic, papier mâché (hanji), collage, digital, and fabric. Her work questions the stories we tell and how we tell them in the American mainstream, and seeks to create a counternarrative that questions the default assumption of Whiteness and masculinity as Correct in both art and academia.
Christina draws upon Korean folklore, pan-Asian mythology, and Black Feminist Thought to inform and guide her work. Through creating her own pantheon of modern heroes and villains, Christina brings forward overshadowed or untold stories of Asian-American immigrants while also examining her own identity which sits at an intersection of oppression and privilege.
Through her visual work and research, Christina challenges modern and historical narratives of power and hopes to create powerful counternarratives to build a more just and vibrant America.