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art and objects change when they enter different spaces, as well as how objects have the potential to change the spaces they inhabit. Much of her work deals with time, and the way the perception of objects changes over time, while considering the original sacred function of cultural artefacts and how they are represented in the present.
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Porras-Kim's research-based practice spans drawing, sculpture, and installation. Through research and art-making, she often questions the role of museums and heritage institutions in defining and assigning meaning to cultural artefacts. She is especially interested in why and how the definitions of
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Gala Porras-Kim is the daughter of academics. Her father, a literature professor from
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contemporary interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in Los
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