Across the Nile 

2024 

Irregular mezzotint stone lithograph on Lama Li 20.5 x 27.5 inches 

Hippos were representative of chaos and the underworld in ancient Egypt. Today, although they may cause human casualties, man poses a vastly greater threat to hippopotamus. This cycle of death has led me to tattoo hieroglyphics onto the back of this hippopotamus, the Chapter 1 of the Book of the Dead. The other hieroglyphs etched onto its skin are defaced, representing the antithesis of their actual meanings.