A Look of Otherness

A Look of Otherness is my latest artist book visualizing the duality of identities using distilled and paradoxical symbols. It attempts to physically represent the contradicting yet interwoven nature it sometimes feels to be Asian American.

On one side, traditional Chinese iconography is reduced to simplified motifs. On the other, stylized illustrations of plants commonly found in America distract from the fact that they are not native to the area.

Details

2 layer screen prints sewn into a double-sided accordion with swing panel. Cover woven with remnants of original screen prints.

Edition of 3

Summer 2024

(Expanded) 6.125 x 14 x 4.125 in