Kam Man Reimagined
2023, Photolithography on BFK Rives paper, 24 x 18 in
Edition of 5
Memories of grocery shopping with his grandmother in New York City’s Chinatown shape this piece. Beheaded ducks recall those seen in neighborhood meat shops, while narcissus and gladiolus bring in mortuary associations. What begins as an everyday reminiscence is reorganized through symbols of misfortune: the ducks and egg forms appear in groups of four, a number traditionally considered unlucky in Chinese culture. The familiar sights of Chinatown are no longer simply remembered as they were. They return through Poon’s own arrangement of memory and inherited symbolism, where ordinary food, flowers, and numbers become connected to luck, death, and loss. 
In contrast to Bok Choy Birdies, this print explores inauspicious and unlucky symbols. It is inspired by memories of grocery shopping throughout New York City’s Chinatown with my grandmother. The main imagery used in this print are beheaded ducks reminiscent of those I would see in meat shops, and the narcissus and gladiolus flowers—considered funerary or mortuary symbols. Additionally, the ducks and eggs are composed in counts of four, considered an unlucky number in Chinese culture, again alluding to themes of misfortune or unluckiness.
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Mortuary   ✚
Mortuary
Beheaded ducks recall those seen in neighborhood meat shops, while narcissus and gladiolus bring in mortuary associations.
Reminiscence   ✚
Reminiscence
What begins as an everyday reminiscence is reorganized through symbols of misfortune
Misfortune   ✚
Misfortune
What begins as an everyday reminiscence is reorganized through symbols of misfortune
Four   ✚
Four
The ducks and egg forms appear in groups of four, a number traditionally considered unlucky in Chinese culture.

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Kam Man Reimagined
Photolithography on BFK Rives paper, 24 x 18 in, 2023
Edition of 5
From Rexhibit
Memories of grocery shopping with his grandmother in New York City’s Chinatown shape this piece. Beheaded ducks recall those seen in neighborhood meat shops, while narcissus and gladiolus bring in mortuary associations. What begins as an everyday reminiscence is reorganized through symbols of misfortune: the ducks and egg forms appear in groups of four, a number traditionally considered unlucky in Chinese culture. The familiar sights of Chinatown are no longer simply remembered as they were. They return through Poon’s own arrangement of memory and inherited symbolism, where ordinary food, flowers, and numbers become connected to luck, death, and loss. 
From the Artist
In contrast to Bok Choy Birdies, this print explores inauspicious and unlucky symbols. It is inspired by memories of grocery shopping throughout New York City’s Chinatown with my grandmother. The main imagery used in this print are beheaded ducks reminiscent of those I would see in meat shops, and the narcissus and gladiolus flowers—considered funerary or mortuary symbols. Additionally, the ducks and eggs are composed in counts of four, considered an unlucky number in Chinese culture, again alluding to themes of misfortune or unluckiness.
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