kayla tange
Los Angeles , California
Tange is a Los Angeles artist born in South Korea, adopted by a Japanese American family. Boundaries, desire, and permanence are recurring themes in their work.
Message
Examines the lasting impact of environmental and bodily harm through materials that carry memory and labor. Made from discarded fabric, costume remnants, and hair, it reflects on toxins lodged in the body and the grief of inherited illness—cancer, endometriosis, and ancestral loss.
It’s about grief
It’s about cancer
It’s about desire
It’s about the chemicals that are here to stay
It’s about endometriosis
It’s about fast fashion
It’s about waste
It’s about longevity
It’s about mourning the loss of time
It’s about what the hair holds
It’s about endocrine disruption
It’s about health anxiety
It’s about lust
It’s about seeking at all costs
It’s about mourning an unsustainable career
It’s about the dreams and nightmares I’ve had
It’s about my ancestors who suffered before me
It’s about my mother's early death and if I have the same fate
It’s about viewing my body as a monster.
Intergenerational Toxins (2024) examines the lasting impact of environmental and bodily harm through materials that carry memory and labor. Made from discarded fabric, costume remnants, and hair, it reflects on toxins lodged in the body and the grief of inherited illness—cancer, endometriosis, and ancestral loss.
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