Staircase
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"Staircase" is a large-scale, translucent fabric installation by artist Do Ho Suh that recreates and memorializes the stairways of his former homes to explore memory, displacement, and personal space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Staircase canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4705720 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Staircase Context triple: [Do Ho Suh, notableWork, Staircase]
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A.
Stiege
Stiege is a small village in the Harz region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, now part of the town of Oberharz am Brocken.
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B.
Giant Stairway
The Giant Stairway is a steep walking track in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, that descends from the Three Sisters near Echo Point into the Jamison Valley via hundreds of steps and ladders.
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C.
Cordonata staircase
The Cordonata staircase is a gently sloping monumental ramp in Rome designed by Michelangelo to provide a grand processional approach to the Capitoline Hill.
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D.
Black and White Stairway
Black and White Stairway is a distinctive ceremonial staircase at the ancient Andean site of Chavín de Huántar, notable for its contrasting stonework and ritual significance.
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E.
Dragon Stairway
Dragon Stairway is the iconic, mosaic-covered staircase in Barcelona’s Park Güell, renowned for its colorful dragon (or salamander) sculpture designed by Antoni Gaudí.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Staircase Target entity description: "Staircase" is a large-scale, translucent fabric installation by artist Do Ho Suh that recreates and memorializes the stairways of his former homes to explore memory, displacement, and personal space.
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A.
Stiege
Stiege is a small village in the Harz region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, now part of the town of Oberharz am Brocken.
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B.
Giant Stairway
The Giant Stairway is a steep walking track in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, that descends from the Three Sisters near Echo Point into the Jamison Valley via hundreds of steps and ladders.
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C.
Cordonata staircase
The Cordonata staircase is a gently sloping monumental ramp in Rome designed by Michelangelo to provide a grand processional approach to the Capitoline Hill.
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D.
Black and White Stairway
Black and White Stairway is a distinctive ceremonial staircase at the ancient Andean site of Chavín de Huántar, notable for its contrasting stonework and ritual significance.
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E.
Dragon Stairway
Dragon Stairway is the iconic, mosaic-covered staircase in Barcelona’s Park Güell, renowned for its colorful dragon (or salamander) sculpture designed by Antoni Gaudí.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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contemporary artwork ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
architecture
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displacement ⓘ home ⓘ memory ⓘ migration ⓘ personal space ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Korean diaspora
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global migration ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | monochrome fabric ⓘ |
| conceptualFocus |
impermanence of home
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memorializing lived spaces ⓘ psychological space ⓘ recreating former homes ⓘ sense of belonging ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea ⓘ |
| creator | Do Ho Suh ⓘ |
| depicts |
interior architecture
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staircases from the artist's former homes ⓘ stairway ⓘ |
| exhibitionPractice |
gallery installation
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museum installation ⓘ site-specific installation ⓘ |
| genre | installation art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fabric stairway structure
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suspended fabric elements ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
convey feeling of displacement
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evoke memory of past homes ⓘ question boundaries of personal space ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual ⓘ |
| lightingCharacteristic | translucent and light-permeable ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
polyester fabric
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translucent fabric ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ installation art movement ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Home
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Home within Home ⓘ Hub ⓘ Rubbing/Loving Project ⓘ |
| spatialCharacteristic |
immersive
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large-scale ⓘ walk-through environment ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
full-scale architectural tracing
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sewn fabric construction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Staircase Description of subject: "Staircase" is a large-scale, translucent fabric installation by artist Do Ho Suh that recreates and memorializes the stairways of his former homes to explore memory, displacement, and personal space.
Referenced by (1)
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