REMEMBER WHY YOU’RE HERE, Dustin Ha’s debut photography exhibition, is the culmination of his burgeoning practice. This challenging collection of 26 large format photographs have been folded, framed, and installed at unique angles to create a singular experience unseen in LA’s dynamic art market. This presentation creates something unpredictable and nonfungible, a rarity in fine art photography: a true 1 of 1. This is not a collection of easy to digest, purely commercial photography prints for hotel lobbies and staging million-dollar homes. Dustin Ha dares the viewer to look beneath the surface and themselves in this exquisitely imperfect world. These works embrace the contradiction and darkness that hide in plain sight beneath the beauty and the light. The works of Remember Why You’re Here have been intentionally folded to create a metaphor for the intricate tapestry of life’s highs and lows. Each wrinkle in the photograph symbolizes a unique moment, capturing the essence of the human experience. Just as life unfolds without order, the folds in each image mirrors the unpredictability of each viewer’s personal journey. For Ha, these folds represent his distorted vision during a crippling panic attack. The interplay of light and shadows in each fold celebrates resilience in adversity, and beauty in imperfection. Dustin invites each viewer to reflect on the profound parallels between the creases in the photographs and the nuanced fabric of their own lives.