Papermaking

The word Canto means so many things, but they are all related either to a praise to something that deserves a vocal or poetic form, or the edge and cut of an object. A book, most of the time, contains the poetic and the cut, and sometimes, as monks and reciters know, the voice.

This multi-faceted project includes a body of artwork, A Thickening Fear of Air, alongside a written analysis of collaborative craft practice in contemporary art. The included artwork combines handmade papermaking and letterpress printing to create artists’ books and two-dimensi…

Inspired by the Korean diaspora, gender, race, and the hyper-sexualization IN between investigates conceptual art practice reflecting ethnic and gender dynamics through narratives of race and sex. Touching on topics of racial oppression, sexual exploitation, and family abandonme…