Homeless Chickens. - 2017

Laie, Hawai'i:: Jihae Kwon,, 2017.. Edition of 10. 8.5 x 9.125"; 15 pages. Double-sided accordion extending from front pastedown. Lithograph images. Digitally printed text. Cut-out patterns on the front cover and back side of the accordion text. Signed and numbered by the artist. A book about free-spirited feral chickens in Hawai'I where the artist now lives and teaches in the Music & Theater Arts program at the BYU campus. Jihae Kwon, colophon: "The first time I saw feral hens and roosters on the side of Kamehameha Highway, I thought they were cage-free chickens raised by someone who trusted them enough to let them roam around during daytime. Then I saw more of them on the beach. Then in the grocery store parking lot, on the school campus, in my neighbor's yard, and on the hood of my car. These homeless chickens were everywhere. I realized then they didn't belong to anyone. "They eat anything and they live everywhere. Locals don't eat them. Kids in the neighborhood use them for chicken fights. Sometimes chickens and chicks get hit by cars like other wild animals. They cluck at all hours of day and night. they are wild and free-spirited. When I see them around, I chuckle a little.