Rooted in her experience as a South Korean woman navigating life in America, Sophy Chang transforms the unseen labor of coexistence into visual form. An Alien’s Desperation balances vulnerability and defense, self and other, exploring the quiet negotiations and emotional adjustments that coexistence entails.

At once soft and spiky, the project carries both the tenderness of life and the innate instinct for self-protection. Crafted from tactile, yielding materials that invite touch yet hint at a subtle sharpness, the forms both soothe and provoke. They hold a delicate balance between comfort and tension, intimacy and distance.