오방색

오방색 (o bang saek) is a space for exploring identity, culture, and iconography in a context that de-centers the Western paradigm. News and announcement will also be made on 오방색. For access to posts featuring experimental and inceptive explorations, please join my Patreon community.

Aug 21

Stepping Up and Into Public Art

I've been quiet online this year. A lot has been happening behind the scenes with two public art projects, working with community, and...

Aug 1

Trees

I have work included in a group exhibition about trees at Richard Levy Gallery. My piece is a video of a tree ceremony that took place...

Feb 1

Urban Enhancement Trust Fund Resiliency Residency 2024-25

I am honored to be a recipient of the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund Resiliency Residency for the 2024-25 cycle. My residency is focused...

Dec 26, 2023

Equinox Tree Vigil

A 3-day equinox vigil (beginning September 21st) in a tree near my home revealed myself to me. It was luminous to be held by a tree for 3...

Sep 7, 2023

My Name is J P 제피

I started handing out cards stating "My name is J P 제피." You may have received one. If you took the time to scan the QR code on the back...

Aug 31, 2023

Shadow and Light

I will have work in the inaugural exhibition of the new Vladem Contemporary Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Shadow and Light. The show...

Aug 16, 2023

Dialogue between J P 제피 and Sharon Mizota on the role of spirituality in contemporary art

Art writer and archivist Sharon Mizota and I engaged in an exquisite-corpse style proposal for a dialogue on inter-being which was...

Jul 1, 2023

A Tree Vigil on the Summer Solstice

I held a 24 hour Tree Vigil on the summer solstice (June 21st). It was a beautiful experience of being in my creature self, untethered to...

May 27, 2023

Halmoni is a Shapeshifter

Last year I wrote about my 할모니 in a post called Forgetting and Remembering in Making 김치. The shaped poem included in the post, Halmoni is...

May 17, 2023

Planting Foreign Trees

My sister helped me plant a cottonwood tree in my yard, and then my sister planted me. J P is a tree. 제피는 나무입니다. My blood is tree. I...

Apr 30, 2023

당산나무 의식 Tree Ceremony

What is a tree ceremony? It depends on the tree and what or whom is being honored. This one is about honoring and strengthening...

Jan 20, 2023

층층 나무 Layered Tree Raising

What does it mean to witness the raising of a tree? What is the meaning you sense in the evergreen? This opening performance took place...

Nov 21, 2022

PechaKucha Night Volume 15: Perception

I presented My Jender is Tree at PechaKucha Night Vol 15: Perception hosted by Creative Santa Fe at SITE Santa Fe on Thursday, November...

Nov 6, 2022

The artist J P (formerly Jen Pack) brings her history and work into Wo/Manhouse

This artist interview published about my project 그림자가 핀다 (And the Shadow Blooms) at Wo/Manhouse. It takes a deeper dive into layered...

Oct 5, 2022

Artists at Work: Borderlands

I am honored to be one of the participating artists in the Artists at Work initiative in the Borderlands Region. It is a year long...

Sep 29, 2022

My Jender is Tree

I explore the relationship between truth, beauty, and identity in my artwork. More recently, language and story are main characters...

Jul 25, 2022

그림자가 핀다 (And the Shadow Blooms) video tour

Take a guided tour of my project space - 그림자가 핀다 (And the Shadow Blooms) - at Wo/Manhouse 2022. Each video is 1-3 minutes long, or you...

Jul 25, 2022

Hyperallergic review of Wo/Manhouse 2022

You can read Annie Bielski's review on Hyperallergic: Judy Chicago’s Wo/Manhouse 2022 Could Use Some More Diversity. In it, Bielski...

Jul 20, 2022

Brooklyn Rail - s(he), (he)r, we: An exquisite-corpse style proposal for a dialogue on inter-being

On the Critic's Page in the July/Aug 2022 edition of the Brooklyn Rail, Susette Min and Amy Sadao "asked artists, curators, poets,...

Jul 13, 2022

12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now Article

Southwest Contemporary announced the 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2022 to showcase compelling contemporary artwork being made...