Dabin Ahn’s “Nocturne” and the Slow Meditative Work of Grief

Experts describe the psyche as an amalgamation of both conscious and unconscious material, fluidly combining to compose our sense of self and the reality around us. Artist Dabin Ahn’s compositions materialize this process: psychological and emotional innerscapes taking form through multimedia canvases that echo the layered, often opaque construction of subjectivity.

Ahn’s latest show, “Nocturne,” recently opened at Chicago’s DOCUMENT, marks a significant evolution in the artist’s practice.