And the space between us continues to grow

risograph print, 2021

And the space between us continues to grow was created as the part of ELCAF haul pack for the ten year anniversary. This A5 zine has a series of drawings confined within rectangular boxes, accompanied by various individual words. There is no beginning or end to the story- this is intentional as Seo Hye wanted to give readers the opportunity to piece together the writings and drawings so that it is only their own interpretation of the story presented within the zine. The premise of the story is based on her own experience as a deaf individual during the time of Covid-19. In particular, she wanted to explore the difficulties she has faced during this time such as needing to wear a mask and interact with people based on their body language without being able to read lips. She has incorporated animals into my drawings to show a duality between humans and the natural world. For this purpose, she decided the jaguar was the perfect animal to use as it is known for being a particularly rare, solitary species that is also famous for its physical and behavioural adaptions in the wild. Seo Hye wanted to overlap the narrative of the jaguar surviving in the wild with herself surviving in the world by adapting to a new environment.