Asian Diasporic Zodiac: Wood Snake, Archival Print

🌳🪵2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake. 🪵🌳The Wood Snake is a part of my Asian Diasporic Zodiac, in which I reimagine the Zodiac animals as if they were informed by diaspora and the landscapes of Turtle Island / North America. This series is inspired by conversations with my Taiwanese mother. The [Yin] Wood Snake is a part of my Asian Diasporic Zodiac, in which I reimagine the Zodiac animals as if they were informed by diaspora and the landscapes of Turtle Island / North America. This series is inspired by conversations with my Taiwanese mother. Snakes harbor the power of transformation. They shed old ways in the process of self-renewal. At the same time, [yin] wood offers stability, like roots. Revolutionary work often calls for the dismantling of old systems—and it also calls for the creation of new, more generous ecosystems in their place.  We are witnessing empires die, and oppressors portraying themselves as victims to justify their violence. The irony of colonialism is that after i