Ermei’s Poems, 2024

Rice paper, thread, 4 vols., each 8 × 5.5 in.

Ermei’s Poems consists of a four-volume collection that accompanies and extends Erge’s Poems, a body of writing attributed to the fictional persona “Erge.” In this work, the artist introduces a second persona, “Ermei,” whose poems parallel and respond to those written under “Erge.”

Each book contains the original Erge’s Poems alongside English translations produced by the artist, as well as the corresponding texts attributed to “Ermei.”