I DATED A GUY IN BUCHENWALD
Isaac Chong Wai
text on paper, wooden frame, caption, 2013
In I DATED A GUY IN BUCHENWALD the artist asks his Grindr date François to write about their meeting at the former Buchenwald Nazi German concentration camp. Presented on paper framed in wood in his love interest’s favorite color, his answer is an affirmation of the goodness and warmth of humanity, a redemptive contrast from the horror of the camp and the hate crime the artist suffered later.