Control, 2020
Jong's Ink Caution Tape ribbon text work using water and steam to reveal the material's transformation in state and pigment. The material was developed by Jong and is organic using some of the original methods for making ink sticks of ancient China. Must keep cool, dry and out of direct sunlight, or not. The material is alive and may crack, bleed or even decay if exposed to extreme elements.
Protein resin, pigment, water, steam, archival ink jet print on synthetic fabric
35in x 25in x 1.75in