Halmeoni (할머니)

Art
Written By Estelle Yoon

‘Halmeoni (할머니)’ is a series of 35mm photographs of Estelle Yoon's grandmother and their younger sister. The work encompasses both familial love and struggles, where expressing love can be difficult especially in a lot of Korean families. Estelle explores their own cultural identity, diasporic experiences and the discovery of intergenerational love.

Black and white film photo of an elderly woman. A strip of shadow is cast on her face.
Black and white film photo of tulips in a vase
Black and white film portrait of an elderly woman holding a shard of mirror glass, her face visible in the reflection.
Black and white film portrait of an elderly woman, looking down and smiling. her hair is white at the roots and black at the tip.
Black and white photo of two pairs of hands brushing through hair. One pair is old and wrinkled and the other is small and soft.
Photo of an elderly woman touching her temples.
Black and white portrait of an elderly woman with black hair, with a tulip held up to her face.
A black and white contact sheet. Grids of images of an elderly woman and young girl interacting. Some focus on closeups of hands and mirrors.
Black and white photo of an elderly woman covering her eyes with her hands.
Black and white portrait of an elderly woman. Off screen someone is holding a shard of glass mirror, reflecting the face of a young girl.
Black and white portrait of an elderly woman and young girl holding hands.
Estelle Yoon
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