My Body Is a Reincarnated Population by Oscar Chan Yik Long

In his artist’s book 'My Body Is a Reincarnated Population', Helsinki-based, Hong Kong-born artist Oscar CHAN Yik Long gives form to a pantheon of reincarnated souls embedded within him. Through ink paintings and distilled capsule texts, he maps a deeply personal cosmology of memory, trauma, and reconciliation.

​​At its heart, the book is a gesture of spiritual atonement, an effort toward physiological harmony for a body burdened by affliction:

'Through my artwork, I wanted to let the people within me know that, regardless of the tragedies or conflicts that divided us in the past, I have come to terms with everything that happened between us. I sincerely apologise, I express gratitude, I forgive and send love.'

176 pages, 12.5×17 cm, b&w offset, sewn & glued

Printed on Arctic Munken Print White 80 and Gmund 300

Bilingual Chinese–English edition​

Published by Bored Wolves

ISBN 978-83-68165-04-3

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