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Movie Postcard Set – Resurrection
Set of 4 postcards, 5″x 7″Risograph prints with stills from Bi Gan’s 2025 film, Resurrection.
(2)
Movie Postcard Set – What Time is it There?
Set of 4 postcards, 5″x 7″ Risograph prints with stills from Tsai Ming-Liang’s 2001 film, What Time is it There?
(3)
Wind Turbine Triptych
8.5″x 11″ Risograph print.
(4)
Good Enough
Two-panel collage, 16″x 5″ Risograph prints.
Risograph Prints – Illustration
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Offset
Series of four 11″× 17″ Risograph prints.
Project Description
Offset is a series of four Risograph prints depicting traditional South Asian jewelry adorning the bodies of several queer Asian individuals. Through the examination of South Asian craftwork, queer bodies, and variable printing processes, this collection focuses on imperfections in different contexts—how they are designated, how they are perceived, and what they represent when it comes to identity.
Imperfections often show up in South Asian jewelry, from valuable pieces that are passed down for generations and wear down over time, to more common jewelry that is not intended to be long lasting. Patterns are a customary visual element, which make these imperfections even more noticeable and each piece of jewelry unique.
Failing expectations of perfection is a common experience in the queer community, particularly for BIPoC and trans people. When society hyper focuses on binary gender, normal parts of the body become labeled as imperfections—whether it be how much body hair you have, what size your body is, whether or not you have an Adam's apple, whether your chest is flat, or round, or has or surgical scars. Beautiful parts of the body become flaws in imperialist societies that impose cis-hetero-dominant norms.
Risograph printing is a process full of imperfections. Risograph printers work similarly to regular printers but, much like screenprinting, the machine builds an image layer by layer. The process can be refined for more accurate results, but people often hope for unexpected outcomes. Offset layers can produce spontaneous colors and overlays, adding more depth and meaning to the final piece.