Eunkang Koh, Metamorphosis

I use half animal and half human figures in my work. These hybrid creatures represent a portrait of us, humans as social animals in the society that we live in. These creature hybrids express the absurdity of the human world. They portray ironic gestures that create a mixture of humor and grotesqueness, reflecting life in our consumerist society. The creatures are symbolic of the consumerist ideal of humans who are dimwitted and un-knowing, or who choose not to see anything beyond the ‘facts’ that they are taught.

My work consists of multiple types of print media, and incorporates other media to reference mass consumer culture, including plastic boxes, vinyl sheets, and paper bags. These products symbolize our micromanaged and controlled nature of consumerist culture.
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