Specters of Home

Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego / Central
October 3, 2026 – January 10, 2027

I am honored to present Specters of Home, my first solo museum exhibition, at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego / Central in Balboa Park.

Expanding the narrative universe of my short film Specters of Home—Prologue, the exhibition brings together large-scale lidar-based photographic murals, immersive installation, and multi-channel film works to explore exile, displacement, gender transition, and the ghosts that haunt personal, familial, and national histories. Drawing on family archives, oral histories, generative AI, and 3D scanning technologies, the project investigates how histories of migration, loss, and belonging continue to haunt the present and shape our collective futures.

Opening Reception
Saturday, October 3, 2026
4:00–7:00 PM
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101

Learn more about the exhibition: https://icasandiego.org/art/ava-aviva-avnisan/