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It’s AAPI heritage month and I turned 41 today. I never meant to wait so long to write about what I’ve been going through and yet also considered not sharing. However, I think it’s the right time to articulate ways I felt like I lost my agency and how I've been navigating, and maybe someone out there needs to read this. What I have to say is long and can’t be condensed in one go, I have had a Patreon for years now and have not felt pulled to do anything with it until now.

There is a long list of life events I was managing through my pain and fatigue and I wish I had stopped then. The last few years, but specifically the past year, have changed me in ways that are still manifesting. I am exhausted. I feel different. I want time. I want to focus on my health. My body is something I took for granted and now I am reminded of that daily. I was often underpaid and undervalued. My work themes have involved healing, caring for the community and for others. But I feel like I prematurely tried to hold space when I didn’t always have the capacity. I have not seen the importance of caring for myself until now; feelings of incredible selfishness and guilt constantly arise. 

I want to write more in-depth about my experiences and how they intersect with, affect or inspire my art practice. I want to reflect more in general. So much has happened. So much that it's hard to post in a neat digestible fashion here. Not to mention IG has increasingly become more and more censoring.

I miss my former self and life, but I’m looking forward to what will arise from this period of transformation. If you’re called to read the full and ongoing story, the link is in my bio. <3
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📸 post surgical glamour shots by @lukafisher
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#breastcancer #endometriosis #ebv

It’s AAPI heritage month and I turned 41 today. I never meant to wait so long to write about what I’ve been going through and yet also considered not sharing. However, I think it’s the right time to articulate ways I felt like I lost my agency and how I've been navigating, and maybe someone out there needs to read this. What I have to say is long and can’t be condensed in one go, I have had a Patreon for years now and have not felt pulled to do anything with it until now.

There is a long list of life events I was managing through my pain and fatigue and I wish I had stopped then. The last few years, but specifically the past year, have changed me in ways that are still manifesting. I am exhausted. I feel different. I want time. I want to focus on my health. My body is something I took for granted and now I am reminded of that daily. I was often underpaid and undervalued. My work themes have involved healing, caring for the community and for others. But I feel like I prematurely tried to hold space when I didn’t always have the capacity. I have not seen the importance of caring for myself until now; feelings of incredible selfishness and guilt constantly arise. 

I want to write more in-depth about my experiences and how they intersect with, affect or inspire my art practice. I want to reflect more in general. So much has happened. So much that it's hard to post in a neat digestible fashion here. Not to mention IG has increasingly become more and more censoring.

I miss my former self and life, but I’m looking forward to what will arise from this period of transformation. If you’re called to read the full and ongoing story, the link is in my bio. <3
-
📸 post surgical glamour shots by @lukafisher
-
#breastcancer #endometriosis #ebv

It’s AAPI heritage month and I turned 41 today. I never meant to wait so long to write about what I’ve been going through and yet also considered not sharing. However, I think it’s the right time to articulate ways I felt like I lost my agency and how I've been navigating, and maybe someone out there needs to read this. What I have to say is long and can’t be condensed in one go, I have had a Patreon for years now and have not felt pulled to do anything with it until now.

There is a long list of life events I was managing through my pain and fatigue and I wish I had stopped then. The last few years, but specifically the past year, have changed me in ways that are still manifesting. I am exhausted. I feel different. I want time. I want to focus on my health. My body is something I took for granted and now I am reminded of that daily. I was often underpaid and undervalued. My work themes have involved healing, caring for the community and for others. But I feel like I prematurely tried to hold space when I didn’t always have the capacity. I have not seen the importance of caring for myself until now; feelings of incredible selfishness and guilt constantly arise. 

I want to write more in-depth about my experiences and how they intersect with, affect or inspire my art practice. I want to reflect more in general. So much has happened. So much that it's hard to post in a neat digestible fashion here. Not to mention IG has increasingly become more and more censoring.

I miss my former self and life, but I’m looking forward to what will arise from this period of transformation. If you’re called to read the full and ongoing story, the link is in my bio. <3
-
📸 post surgical glamour shots by @lukafisher
-
#breastcancer #endometriosis #ebv

It’s AAPI heritage month and I turned 41 today. I never meant to wait so long to write about what I’ve been going through and yet also considered not sharing. However, I think it’s the right time to articulate ways I felt like I lost my agency and how I've been navigating, and maybe someone out there needs to read this. What I have to say is long and can’t be condensed in one go, I have had a Patreon for years now and have not felt pulled to do anything with it until now.

There is a long list of life events I was managing through my pain and fatigue and I wish I had stopped then. The last few years, but specifically the past year, have changed me in ways that are still manifesting. I am exhausted. I feel different. I want time. I want to focus on my health. My body is something I took for granted and now I am reminded of that daily. I was often underpaid and undervalued. My work themes have involved healing, caring for the community and for others. But I feel like I prematurely tried to hold space when I didn’t always have the capacity. I have not seen the importance of caring for myself until now; feelings of incredible selfishness and guilt constantly arise. 

I want to write more in-depth about my experiences and how they intersect with, affect or inspire my art practice. I want to reflect more in general. So much has happened. So much that it's hard to post in a neat digestible fashion here. Not to mention IG has increasingly become more and more censoring.

I miss my former self and life, but I’m looking forward to what will arise from this period of transformation. If you’re called to read the full and ongoing story, the link is in my bio. <3
-
📸 post surgical glamour shots by @lukafisher
-
#breastcancer #endometriosis #ebv

I am really excited and grateful to show my video sculptureCase Number : 82-593/KYG as part of a group show METHOD @angelsgateart curated by @xonorika in partnership with @supercollider.la
Year of creation: 2024
Dimensions: 19”x22”x4.¼”
Materials used: wood, acrylic, acrylic paint, LED, images of my abdominal laparoscopic surgery, diagnosis notes, adoption documents in Korean and English, clips of footage of my childhood and dancing, translated poetry by @chohng and video from Permanence with @lukafisher
Fabrication realization: @kevnkane

Repost @angelsgateart
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You won’t want to miss the 𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 Opening Reception—mark your calendars for Saturday, September 14th from 2-4pm at @angelsgateartgallery!

𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 is a group exhibition in partnership with SUPERCOLLIDER, guest juried by artist Kira Xonorika. This exhibition explores art in which experimentation, technology, or other scientific fields, are central to the work and artist’s practice.

DM us to learn more!

Pictured: Koi Ren @koi_xuanthefish & Joey Verbeke @joey.verbeke, 𝙏. 𝘼. 𝙀. 𝙇.

METHOD includes works by Lauren Bedal, Jenna Caravello, CHẾ, Chris Combs, Ismael de Anda III & Eugene Ahn, Tielin Ding, Richelle Ellis, Ksti Hu, Kim Kei, Elizabeth Leister, Lineadeluz, Edua Mercedes, Reuben Merringer Ashton Phillips, Koi Ren & Joey Verbeke, Dylan Ricards, Miller Robinson, Kayla Tange, Ambrose Trataris & Lucy Black, Ayzay Ukwuoma, Erika Weitz, and Devin Wilson.

@supercollider @xonorika #METHODexhibition #contemporaryartla #angelsgateculturalcenter #sanpedro #sanpedroart #technology #ecology #embodiment #scienceandart

METHOD is made possible with support from the California Natural Resources Agency for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, and Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support for the AGCC exhibitions program is provided by the Perenchio Foundation, LA Parks, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, The Ahmanson Foundation, Norris Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Best Start Wilmington.

I am really excited and grateful to show my video sculptureCase Number : 82-593/KYG as part of a group show METHOD @angelsgateart curated by @xonorika in partnership with @supercollider.la
Year of creation: 2024
Dimensions: 19”x22”x4.¼”
Materials used: wood, acrylic, acrylic paint, LED, images of my abdominal laparoscopic surgery, diagnosis notes, adoption documents in Korean and English, clips of footage of my childhood and dancing, translated poetry by @chohng and video from Permanence with @lukafisher
Fabrication realization: @kevnkane

Repost @angelsgateart
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You won’t want to miss the 𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 Opening Reception—mark your calendars for Saturday, September 14th from 2-4pm at @angelsgateartgallery!

𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 is a group exhibition in partnership with SUPERCOLLIDER, guest juried by artist Kira Xonorika. This exhibition explores art in which experimentation, technology, or other scientific fields, are central to the work and artist’s practice.

DM us to learn more!

Pictured: Koi Ren @koi_xuanthefish & Joey Verbeke @joey.verbeke, 𝙏. 𝘼. 𝙀. 𝙇.

METHOD includes works by Lauren Bedal, Jenna Caravello, CHẾ, Chris Combs, Ismael de Anda III & Eugene Ahn, Tielin Ding, Richelle Ellis, Ksti Hu, Kim Kei, Elizabeth Leister, Lineadeluz, Edua Mercedes, Reuben Merringer Ashton Phillips, Koi Ren & Joey Verbeke, Dylan Ricards, Miller Robinson, Kayla Tange, Ambrose Trataris & Lucy Black, Ayzay Ukwuoma, Erika Weitz, and Devin Wilson.

@supercollider @xonorika #METHODexhibition #contemporaryartla #angelsgateculturalcenter #sanpedro #sanpedroart #technology #ecology #embodiment #scienceandart

METHOD is made possible with support from the California Natural Resources Agency for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, and Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support for the AGCC exhibitions program is provided by the Perenchio Foundation, LA Parks, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, The Ahmanson Foundation, Norris Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Best Start Wilmington.

I am really excited and grateful to show my video sculptureCase Number : 82-593/KYG as part of a group show METHOD @angelsgateart curated by @xonorika in partnership with @supercollider.la
Year of creation: 2024
Dimensions: 19”x22”x4.¼”
Materials used: wood, acrylic, acrylic paint, LED, images of my abdominal laparoscopic surgery, diagnosis notes, adoption documents in Korean and English, clips of footage of my childhood and dancing, translated poetry by @chohng and video from Permanence with @lukafisher
Fabrication realization: @kevnkane

Repost @angelsgateart
・・・
You won’t want to miss the 𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 Opening Reception—mark your calendars for Saturday, September 14th from 2-4pm at @angelsgateartgallery!

𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 is a group exhibition in partnership with SUPERCOLLIDER, guest juried by artist Kira Xonorika. This exhibition explores art in which experimentation, technology, or other scientific fields, are central to the work and artist’s practice.

DM us to learn more!

Pictured: Koi Ren @koi_xuanthefish & Joey Verbeke @joey.verbeke, 𝙏. 𝘼. 𝙀. 𝙇.

METHOD includes works by Lauren Bedal, Jenna Caravello, CHẾ, Chris Combs, Ismael de Anda III & Eugene Ahn, Tielin Ding, Richelle Ellis, Ksti Hu, Kim Kei, Elizabeth Leister, Lineadeluz, Edua Mercedes, Reuben Merringer Ashton Phillips, Koi Ren & Joey Verbeke, Dylan Ricards, Miller Robinson, Kayla Tange, Ambrose Trataris & Lucy Black, Ayzay Ukwuoma, Erika Weitz, and Devin Wilson.

@supercollider @xonorika #METHODexhibition #contemporaryartla #angelsgateculturalcenter #sanpedro #sanpedroart #technology #ecology #embodiment #scienceandart

METHOD is made possible with support from the California Natural Resources Agency for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, and Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support for the AGCC exhibitions program is provided by the Perenchio Foundation, LA Parks, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, The Ahmanson Foundation, Norris Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Best Start Wilmington.

I am really excited and grateful to show my video sculptureCase Number : 82-593/KYG as part of a group show METHOD @angelsgateart curated by @xonorika in partnership with @supercollider.la
Year of creation: 2024
Dimensions: 19”x22”x4.¼”
Materials used: wood, acrylic, acrylic paint, LED, images of my abdominal laparoscopic surgery, diagnosis notes, adoption documents in Korean and English, clips of footage of my childhood and dancing, translated poetry by @chohng and video from Permanence with @lukafisher
Fabrication realization: @kevnkane

Repost @angelsgateart
・・・
You won’t want to miss the 𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 Opening Reception—mark your calendars for Saturday, September 14th from 2-4pm at @angelsgateartgallery!

𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 is a group exhibition in partnership with SUPERCOLLIDER, guest juried by artist Kira Xonorika. This exhibition explores art in which experimentation, technology, or other scientific fields, are central to the work and artist’s practice.

DM us to learn more!

Pictured: Koi Ren @koi_xuanthefish & Joey Verbeke @joey.verbeke, 𝙏. 𝘼. 𝙀. 𝙇.

METHOD includes works by Lauren Bedal, Jenna Caravello, CHẾ, Chris Combs, Ismael de Anda III & Eugene Ahn, Tielin Ding, Richelle Ellis, Ksti Hu, Kim Kei, Elizabeth Leister, Lineadeluz, Edua Mercedes, Reuben Merringer Ashton Phillips, Koi Ren & Joey Verbeke, Dylan Ricards, Miller Robinson, Kayla Tange, Ambrose Trataris & Lucy Black, Ayzay Ukwuoma, Erika Weitz, and Devin Wilson.

@supercollider @xonorika #METHODexhibition #contemporaryartla #angelsgateculturalcenter #sanpedro #sanpedroart #technology #ecology #embodiment #scienceandart

METHOD is made possible with support from the California Natural Resources Agency for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, and Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support for the AGCC exhibitions program is provided by the Perenchio Foundation, LA Parks, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, The Ahmanson Foundation, Norris Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Best Start Wilmington.

I am really excited and grateful to show my video sculptureCase Number : 82-593/KYG as part of a group show METHOD @angelsgateart curated by @xonorika in partnership with @supercollider.la
Year of creation: 2024
Dimensions: 19”x22”x4.¼”
Materials used: wood, acrylic, acrylic paint, LED, images of my abdominal laparoscopic surgery, diagnosis notes, adoption documents in Korean and English, clips of footage of my childhood and dancing, translated poetry by @chohng and video from Permanence with @lukafisher
Fabrication realization: @kevnkane

Repost @angelsgateart
・・・
You won’t want to miss the 𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 Opening Reception—mark your calendars for Saturday, September 14th from 2-4pm at @angelsgateartgallery!

𝙈𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙊𝘿 is a group exhibition in partnership with SUPERCOLLIDER, guest juried by artist Kira Xonorika. This exhibition explores art in which experimentation, technology, or other scientific fields, are central to the work and artist’s practice.

DM us to learn more!

Pictured: Koi Ren @koi_xuanthefish & Joey Verbeke @joey.verbeke, 𝙏. 𝘼. 𝙀. 𝙇.

METHOD includes works by Lauren Bedal, Jenna Caravello, CHẾ, Chris Combs, Ismael de Anda III & Eugene Ahn, Tielin Ding, Richelle Ellis, Ksti Hu, Kim Kei, Elizabeth Leister, Lineadeluz, Edua Mercedes, Reuben Merringer Ashton Phillips, Koi Ren & Joey Verbeke, Dylan Ricards, Miller Robinson, Kayla Tange, Ambrose Trataris & Lucy Black, Ayzay Ukwuoma, Erika Weitz, and Devin Wilson.

@supercollider @xonorika #METHODexhibition #contemporaryartla #angelsgateculturalcenter #sanpedro #sanpedroart #technology #ecology #embodiment #scienceandart

METHOD is made possible with support from the California Natural Resources Agency for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment, and Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support for the AGCC exhibitions program is provided by the Perenchio Foundation, LA Parks, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, The Ahmanson Foundation, Norris Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Best Start Wilmington.

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

Years of erotic labor and performance.
Made into objects.

Thank you Midori @planetmidori for recommending me and supporting the work. <3

With thanks to curators:

Objects of Desire @projectofdesire 
Ginger Angelica Rose @ginger.angelica 
Johanna Adam @johanna.adam 
Ernestine Pastorello @ernestine.pastorello 
Maximilian Reifenröther

On view in Sex Work: A Cultural History at Bundeskunsthalle @bundeskunsthalle
—
a project developed with sex workers and researchers.

April 2 – October 25, 2026

Works on view include Ceramic Work Shoes 2, 3, 4 and Intergenerational Toxins.
Also on view: Midori’s Invocation, an archival installation including materials by @jankyglamour, @antoniacrane, and myself.

Photos: @projectofdesire, @kevnkane
Firing: @notanotherpotterystudio
Frames: @ceilidhbenoit and @kevnkane#
Transport crates: @ceilidhbenoit

If you’re in Chicago please stop by @sara_pooley_studio new space and inaugural curation Breathe With Me @goh_exh 💖🎉

Thrilled to be included with @seyoungstayoung @leslie_muse @titewonsey @salvador_dominguez_

Studio 215
Mana Contemporary in Pilsen
2233 S Throop Street
Chicago, IL
Tuesday-Saturday 12-6

Mana will also be hosting their biannual open studios on April 11th from 12 - 5pm.

Sara has meticulously documented my work including this piece that’s included in the show “I Could Dance Forever, I Thought. #1”, 2024 text translation in Korean by @c.ryu_portal

If you’re in Chicago please stop by @sara_pooley_studio new space and inaugural curation Breathe With Me @goh_exh 💖🎉

Thrilled to be included with @seyoungstayoung @leslie_muse @titewonsey @salvador_dominguez_

Studio 215
Mana Contemporary in Pilsen
2233 S Throop Street
Chicago, IL
Tuesday-Saturday 12-6

Mana will also be hosting their biannual open studios on April 11th from 12 - 5pm.

Sara has meticulously documented my work including this piece that’s included in the show “I Could Dance Forever, I Thought. #1”, 2024 text translation in Korean by @c.ryu_portal

Last night to come participate in Play Me an interactive duo show with @mathildasuniverse at @personsunknowngallery at the Bendix Building from 6-8pm.

Play Me references arcade logic, seductive interfaces, and
reward systems, Play Me frames desire as something to be navigated, earned, dispensed. Viewers encounter a
choreography of control that mirrors the games we cannot opt out of—where attention functions as currency and
intimacy is structured by design. Mathilda LaZelle’s sculptural joystick operates as both symbol and interface,
navigating femme commodification and digital dissociation, while Kayla Tange positions the audience beneath a
watching body, emphasizing asymmetries of power and sustained observation. By invitation and command, Play
Me reclaims control from the circuits that commodify pleasure, turning the performer, the watcher, and the
machine into co-conspirators in the act of touch.

@kayla.tangeat @personsunknowngallery .

Absolutely blown away by @kayla.tange new work on view at @personsunknowngallery through Saturday .

Absolutely blown away by @kayla.tange new work on view at @personsunknowngallery through Saturday .

Can’t wait to catch the closing night of @kayla.tange at @personsunknowngallery this Saturday !

Can’t wait to catch the closing night of @kayla.tange at @personsunknowngallery this Saturday !

Can’t wait to catch the closing night of @kayla.tange at @personsunknowngallery this Saturday !

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

Infinite Loop (Viewing Condition), 2026
Single-channel video installation with custom lounger and sound

Presented in Play Me, a two-person exhibition with @mathildasuniverse @personsunknowngallery in the Bendix

Video performances featuring Coco Ono from online performances mostly from @cyberclowngirls
Sound design: Brent Kiser @benhadsnax
Edited by Audrey Medrano @oddtresleches
Fabrication: Kevin Kane @kevnkane , Ceilidh Benoit @ceilidhbenoit , Kayla Tange
Original lights used in all online performances included in installation.

Installation view, Persons Unknown, Los Angeles

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and lounged.
@seyoungstayoung @oddtresleches @kevnkane @mehreganpezeshkistudio @ceilidhbenoit @c.ryu_portal @jankyglamour @beelot

Last day to see Play Me: Saturday, March 7, 6–8 PM.
Activation with @mathildasuniverse during the closing reception.

A little preview clip of my video sculpture Infinite Loop (viewing condition) compiled of all @cyberclowngirls performances during the pandemic edited by @oddtresleches and sound design by @benhadsnax, helmet @st.aramis

As part of Play Me duo show with myself and @mathildasuniverse opening February 14th 7-10 and Frieze week Bendix Building reception Saturday February 28, 7-10pm
@personsunknowngallery 1206 Maple Ave. #620
6th floor of @bendixbuilding

Hwa Records started as a series of intimate workshops for the Korean diaspora to share, process and make meaningful new connections. We are excited to share our Korean history workshop in its 3rd iteration!

Korean History & Family Stories Workshop
🗓️ March 7
⏰ 2-4pm
📍Hwa Studio in Arts District
RSVP + application required

A lecture and group discussion about the political and societal forces that are the sources of trauma in many Korean families.

In this workshop, participants will get a brief review of Korean history, with a special focus on the political and societal forces that are the sources of trauma in many Korean families, as well as the shame that makes it difficult to share and process these traumas.

Participants will be encouraged, but not required, to share their family stories. The workshop will begin with a short presentation before opening up for dialogue.

Hosted by Hwa Records and faciliated by @rodgepodgemusic

This workshop is FREE for members of the Korean diaspora many thanks to the @theicala AIR program 🎉

The mission of Hwa Records is to create community spaces for diasporic Koreans to alleviate these stresses. Our team, composed of artists, musicians, and healers @kayla.tange @c.ryu_portal @saewwwon @rodgepodgemusic fulfills this mission through performance art and facilitating workshops that facilitate connection, group processing and diaologue in hopes of transforming our diasporic challenges into collective joy and catharsis.

Hwa Records started as a series of intimate workshops for the Korean diaspora to share, process and make meaningful new connections. We are excited to share our Korean history workshop in its 3rd iteration!

Korean History & Family Stories Workshop
🗓️ March 7
⏰ 2-4pm
📍Hwa Studio in Arts District
RSVP + application required

A lecture and group discussion about the political and societal forces that are the sources of trauma in many Korean families.

In this workshop, participants will get a brief review of Korean history, with a special focus on the political and societal forces that are the sources of trauma in many Korean families, as well as the shame that makes it difficult to share and process these traumas.

Participants will be encouraged, but not required, to share their family stories. The workshop will begin with a short presentation before opening up for dialogue.

Hosted by Hwa Records and faciliated by @rodgepodgemusic

This workshop is FREE for members of the Korean diaspora many thanks to the @theicala AIR program 🎉

The mission of Hwa Records is to create community spaces for diasporic Koreans to alleviate these stresses. Our team, composed of artists, musicians, and healers @kayla.tange @c.ryu_portal @saewwwon @rodgepodgemusic fulfills this mission through performance art and facilitating workshops that facilitate connection, group processing and diaologue in hopes of transforming our diasporic challenges into collective joy and catharsis.

Hwa Records started as a series of intimate workshops for the Korean diaspora to share, process and make meaningful new connections. We are excited to share our Korean history workshop in its 3rd iteration!

Korean History & Family Stories Workshop
🗓️ March 7
⏰ 2-4pm
📍Hwa Studio in Arts District
RSVP + application required

A lecture and group discussion about the political and societal forces that are the sources of trauma in many Korean families.

In this workshop, participants will get a brief review of Korean history, with a special focus on the political and societal forces that are the sources of trauma in many Korean families, as well as the shame that makes it difficult to share and process these traumas.

Participants will be encouraged, but not required, to share their family stories. The workshop will begin with a short presentation before opening up for dialogue.

Hosted by Hwa Records and faciliated by @rodgepodgemusic

This workshop is FREE for members of the Korean diaspora many thanks to the @theicala AIR program 🎉

The mission of Hwa Records is to create community spaces for diasporic Koreans to alleviate these stresses. Our team, composed of artists, musicians, and healers @kayla.tange @c.ryu_portal @saewwwon @rodgepodgemusic fulfills this mission through performance art and facilitating workshops that facilitate connection, group processing and diaologue in hopes of transforming our diasporic challenges into collective joy and catharsis.

To kick off the Fire Horse year, we are excited to offer another series of free workshops to the public! 🐎❤️‍🔥

Where Hwa Lives: Ancestral Memory and the Korean Diasporic body
🗓️March 6
⏰1-3:30pm
📍Hwa Studio in Arts District
RSVP + application required

A somatic exploration of ancestral memory in the individual and collective body with group discussion, sound, movement, and herbal tea.

This workshop gives members of the Korean diaspora the opportunity to dialogue with, express and explore the ancestral memory that resides in their individual and collective bodies.

We still start with group discussion about common challenges that members of the Korean diaspora face due to histories of war trauma, militarization, immigrant displacement, culture clashing, etc.

Then we’ll move into a series of deep listening and somatic explorations into what within us wants witnessing, releasing, and remembering. What we discover will culminate into a group ritual using voice, sound and movement with the support of live Korean drumming and a chrysanthemum tea serving.

Hosted by Hwa Records and faciliated by @saewwwon @_sunsong_

This workshop is FREE for members of the Korean diaspora many thanks to the @theicala AIR program 🎉

The mission of Hwa Records is to create community spaces for diasporic Koreans to alleviate these stresses. Our team, composed of artists, musicians, and healers @c.ryu_portal @kayla.tange @rodgepodgemusic @saewwwon fulfills this mission through performance art and facilitating workshops that facilitate connection, group processing and diaologue in hopes of transforming our diasporic challenges into collective joy and catharsis.

We look forward to meeting you! ❤️‍🔥

To kick off the Fire Horse year, we are excited to offer another series of free workshops to the public! 🐎❤️‍🔥

Where Hwa Lives: Ancestral Memory and the Korean Diasporic body
🗓️March 6
⏰1-3:30pm
📍Hwa Studio in Arts District
RSVP + application required

A somatic exploration of ancestral memory in the individual and collective body with group discussion, sound, movement, and herbal tea.

This workshop gives members of the Korean diaspora the opportunity to dialogue with, express and explore the ancestral memory that resides in their individual and collective bodies.

We still start with group discussion about common challenges that members of the Korean diaspora face due to histories of war trauma, militarization, immigrant displacement, culture clashing, etc.

Then we’ll move into a series of deep listening and somatic explorations into what within us wants witnessing, releasing, and remembering. What we discover will culminate into a group ritual using voice, sound and movement with the support of live Korean drumming and a chrysanthemum tea serving.

Hosted by Hwa Records and faciliated by @saewwwon @_sunsong_

This workshop is FREE for members of the Korean diaspora many thanks to the @theicala AIR program 🎉

The mission of Hwa Records is to create community spaces for diasporic Koreans to alleviate these stresses. Our team, composed of artists, musicians, and healers @c.ryu_portal @kayla.tange @rodgepodgemusic @saewwwon fulfills this mission through performance art and facilitating workshops that facilitate connection, group processing and diaologue in hopes of transforming our diasporic challenges into collective joy and catharsis.

We look forward to meeting you! ❤️‍🔥

To kick off the Fire Horse year, we are excited to offer another series of free workshops to the public! 🐎❤️‍🔥

Where Hwa Lives: Ancestral Memory and the Korean Diasporic body
🗓️March 6
⏰1-3:30pm
📍Hwa Studio in Arts District
RSVP + application required

A somatic exploration of ancestral memory in the individual and collective body with group discussion, sound, movement, and herbal tea.

This workshop gives members of the Korean diaspora the opportunity to dialogue with, express and explore the ancestral memory that resides in their individual and collective bodies.

We still start with group discussion about common challenges that members of the Korean diaspora face due to histories of war trauma, militarization, immigrant displacement, culture clashing, etc.

Then we’ll move into a series of deep listening and somatic explorations into what within us wants witnessing, releasing, and remembering. What we discover will culminate into a group ritual using voice, sound and movement with the support of live Korean drumming and a chrysanthemum tea serving.

Hosted by Hwa Records and faciliated by @saewwwon @_sunsong_

This workshop is FREE for members of the Korean diaspora many thanks to the @theicala AIR program 🎉

The mission of Hwa Records is to create community spaces for diasporic Koreans to alleviate these stresses. Our team, composed of artists, musicians, and healers @c.ryu_portal @kayla.tange @rodgepodgemusic @saewwwon fulfills this mission through performance art and facilitating workshops that facilitate connection, group processing and diaologue in hopes of transforming our diasporic challenges into collective joy and catharsis.

We look forward to meeting you! ❤️‍🔥