How (Not) To Read

If darkness can erase my old dream

I will reverse the direction

Left to right

right to left

up and down

I didn’t intend to stay here this long

Materials: Pencil and acrylic on paper (Jangji), Thread

Dimensions: 30” (w) x 3” (h) x 1” (d), 32 pages

2022


The long invisible line

That’s how I remember the first

Scribbles and stamps on paper, lifelines for many

Materials: Interior paint on paper, Thread

Dimensions: 29 1/2” (w) x 3” (h) x 1” (d), 28 pages

2022

 

I am here, but I am also there

Only leaving

tiny outlets to connect

Materials: Mixed media on paper, Thread

Dimensions: 29 1/2” (w) x 3 1/2” (h) x 1/2” (d), 64 pages

2022

 

No borders but only layers

The edges don’t turn

Tension, interrupted

Materials: Fabric, Thread

Dimensions: 23” (w) x 17” (h) x 1/2” (d)

2022

 

The vague trace of life remains within temporary cues

Materials: Foam board, Book cloth, Paper, Magnets

Dimensions: 14” (w) x 16” (h) x 7 1/2” (h)

2022

 

I say things about many things and

I say different things with only one word

You won’t misunderstand it.

Materials: Dura-Lar, Adhesive tape

Dimensions: 72” (w) x 5” (h) x 4” (d)

2022

 

I feel most foreign

Two paper walls intersect

In between the corners

Where I find comfort to release a breath

Materials: Mirror cardstock, Film, Adhesive tape

Dimensions: 65” (w) x 5” (h) x 4” (d)

2022

 

Don’t push too hard

I am giving you the nice corner

I will have all my thoughts float in the air

Push and pull to the center of the border

Materials: Vinyl, Glitter, Binder rings

Dimensions: 16” (w) x 12” (h) x 10” (d)

2022

 

Again, my marks will only be temporary.

Materials: ASMR recording of writing, folding, crumpling, and tearing sound of paper

Duration: 5 min. 58 sec.

2022

 

No words left

Materials: Dura-Lar, Adhesive

Dimensions: 67” (w) x 5” (h) x 5” (d)

2022