Dark and Scary Exhibition 2023 submission - Greenpoint Gallery

Unfolding Impressions of Identity and Gender
by 
Sok Song

This collagraph monoprint series, created with graphite transfer paper, explores my childhood and current identity through intricate folds of traditional textiles, a technique inspired by my lifelong origami practice. Drawing upon my unique journey as a gay, first-generation Korean immigrant growing up in American military towns, these prints reflect the interplay of race, sex, and gender, as well as the contrasting influences of toxic masculinity and devout religiosity that surface in Korean-American culture.

In the context of your exhibition, these monoprints act as a hauntingly spectral representations, cast like X-ray shadows, of garments left behind – a chilling testament to the ephemeral nature of earthly possessions. Ghostly and ethereal, these artworks were created through graphite transfers and offer a spine-tingling glimpse into the ghostly afterlife of our worldly attire.

Each print is 22x30 on BFK Rives 
with the exception of the teal print which is on 24x36 Glassine paper