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Golden Poop and the Sacred Fly: the million ugly things are born into the million beautiful things

Medium: hand carved wood block prints (pigment on hanji), cotton stringSize: 80cm x 120cmYear: 2025 Exhibition: Senboku Art Now【 もぬける展 】Sakai City, Osaka, Japan ABOUT THE WORK We sometimes forget that, ecologically speaking, all of the beautiful things are born from decaying things. Life comes … Continue readingGolden Poop and the Sacred Fly: the million ugly things are born into the million beautiful things

The Possible City Series

Hand-illustrated stories from Japan and Korea crafted in praise of slowness, noticing, and honoring every little corner of the world around us as if it matters—because it does. The Possible City is an ongoing series of illustrated stories,partly about the cities we currently inhabit,and partly … Continue readingThe Possible City Series

City as Weeds

We normally think of weeds as enemies. In this exhibition, Kang and Lydon’s “City as Nature” studio suggests that weeds are healers of the land, of people, and of cities. In three multi-sensory sections, the herbalist and artist couple celebrate how a relationship with four … Continue readingCity as Weeds

Typhoon Queens

The Typhoon Queens are an ecological artist collective formed in 2019 during a typhoon in Osaka, Japan, with members from Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. Our work is part exhibition, part experiential story. Combining physical works, stories, sound, moving image, and performance, … Continue readingTyphoon Queens

City as Nature Festival

In 2019, I directed an international arts festival featuring interactive, place-based art, workshops, concerts, walks, talks, and storytelling events. Taking place at multiple locations in Osaka’s “Kitakagaya Creative Village,” the City as Nature Festival aimed at cultivating our awareness of urban environmental landscapes. At the … Continue readingCity as Nature Festival

The Branch Studio

The Branch is a small studio and alternative gallery space built by Patrick and his wife Suhee. Nestled in a small alley in the Kitakagaya neighborhood of Osaka, Japan, The Branch hosts seasonal events and exhibitions featuring locals and visitors from abroad, exploring the nature … Continue readingThe Branch Studio

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The Branch, Osaka

We revitalized an old building and empty urban lot, turning them into an ecological art and media lab in Osaka, Japan. In the space, we host community workshops and exhibitions aimed at re-connecting more us more deeply to our environment and the world we live in.

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Nature of Cities | A Restaurant and Garden Serving up Connections to Urban Nature

We opened a slightly audacious restaurant and garden in a working-class suburb of Osaka, Japan with the intent of connecting people more deeply with food and nature in their neighborhood. Can an urban garden help us remember what it means to be human? … Continue readingNature of Cities | A Restaurant and Garden Serving up Connections to Urban Nature

[HUMAN:NATURE]

Medium: film, interactive media, social practiceLocation: Setouchi International Triennale / Megijima, JapanYear: 2013 In the Summer of 2013, I had the opportunity to lead an amazing team — Suhee Kang, Johann Barbie, Song E Lee — along with nearly fifty Japanese volunteers in a project combining art, … Continue reading[HUMAN:NATURE]