For Every Goddess There is Giving (2022)
Materials
Silkscreen on printmaking paper, cotton fabric, intaglio ink, fabric, powder pastel, clear resin
Dimensions
33 inches x 23.5 inches
Skills
Fabric transfer print, silkscreen, resin painting
Giant Goddess Mago carried mud in her skirt and created mountains and islands.
Her urine and excrement formed hills and rivers. [...] She was so strong that when she urinated with her legs straddled on Mr. Nogo and Mt. Bulguk, the spray of urine cracked a huge rock on Munhakjae Pass.
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Inspired by the goddess Mago in Korean traditional creation mythology, “For Every Goddess There is Giving” is a mixed media print incorporating shots of New York City, U.S., New Jersey, U.S., and Changbaek, North Korea through Google's satellite view data. It bridges between these two bodies of land that was once a site of colonial conquest and Korean disapora. By superimposing a fabric print of a fleshy female body urinating over the land, this work is a reclamation of ownership over exploited land as well as a cathartic release from the colonized female body.