Printed Matter

lunar(es): el eco del mismo sentir

lunar(es): el eco del mismo sentir
2025
Mounted lithograph 24x18.75”, stack of 150 lithographs 24x17.5”, and 1 limestone 29x21x3”

“lunar(es): el eco del mismo sentir” combines the shared Chinese and Aztec myths of the sacrificial rabbit on the moon with archival documentation of the destruction of Mexico City’s Reloj Chino, or Chinese Clock, during the Decena Trágica of the Mexican Revolution (1910–1917). After the clock tower was destroyed by stray cannon fire, the local Chinese-Mexican community raised funds to construct a new clock, gifting it to Mexico in 1921 to celebrate the centennial of Mexican independence from Spain. An inscription under the reconstructed Reloj Chino reads: “Las voces del mismo sentir hacen eco,” or, “Voices of the same feeling echo.”

A century later, my hope is that these prints materialize the longstanding history of Chinese-Mexican global exchange, diaspora, and solidarity. Inspired by Félix González-Torres’ Paper Stacks, visitors are invited to take a print from the stack of lithographs. Your participation amplifies and extends the material memory of this story.

Path to Triple Happiness

“The Path to Triple Happiness,” etching with chine-collé, 15x15”, 2023.

This etching is an overprinted design of two maps I constructed using images of locations correlating to cities and neighborhoods in which either myself or my paternal grandmother lived. On one side of the copper plate used for this etching, I made a composite map of three locations she lived in: Toizan, Hong Kong, and Baldwin, New York. On the other side are my hometown in the Hudson Valley, New York, the greater Boston Area, and Madrid, Spain. The design extends outwards from each place of residence, creating an obscured and idiosyncratic (maybe even useless) guide. Although I never met my grandmother, I do believe that we all possess the power to rethink and construct our relationships, creating meaningful connections that might not at first be obvious. Regardless of the great distances we may find ourselves at, there always exists the potential to reimagine and bring close the many paths we traverse within a lifetime — to find our way home again through the labyrinth.

Variations on a Wormhole

Variations on a Wormhole, lithography with hand-coloring, 13x11”, 2024.

On Rose Boulevard

On Rose Boulevard, lithography with hand-coloring, 14x12”, 2024.

A Labyrinth Makes Us

A Labyrinth Makes Us, etching and aquatint, 7x15”, 2023. Text inspired by Mary Oliver’s “Members of the Tribe.”

Text:

we are what we're heading for / hurtling / toward oblivion / this is the way.

B.K. in Reading Chair

B.K. in Reading Chair, lithography, 5x8”, 2024.

Guadalupe’s Quinceañera

Guadalupe’s Quinceañera, etching and aquatint, 11x14”, 2023.

Etching based on a photograph from the dinner at my great grandmother Guadalupe’s quinceañera ca. 1926, Mexico City, Mexico.

El castillo de abacá

El castillo de abacá, 2024, woodcut, 50x65cm, edition of 8.

Untitled (Veil #1)

Untitled (Veil #1), etching with chine collé, 25x25cm, 2024.

Untitled (Veil #2)

Untitled (Veil #2), etching and aquatint, 25x18cm, 2024.

El Eco Andante

El Eco Andante, etching and aquatint, 25x25cm, 2024.

Il Circuito Eterno

Il Circuito Eterno, risograph, 14.8 x 21 cm, 2024.

El eje

“El eje”, lithograph, 4x4”, 2024.

Nhậu Dinner Menus

Nhậu Dinner menus, risograph printed in an edition of 125 for the Clay Club x Copenger dinner and installation on February 19, 2025, held at the SMFA Atrium. Photos below credit of Wanjie Li, featuring Wooden Platform by Isaac Gewirth and Untitled by Diego González Santiago.

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