Yungarian Waters
Yungarian Waters for me was more than just a clothing brand, it more so represented ideals of Asian culture that resides within America. The word “Yungarian” played on my family name and the word “Freudian,” connecting my frame of mind alongside Sigmund Freud’s portrayal of the id, ego, and superego. “Waters,” on the other hand, represented the isolation of such ideals and desires. Through this concept, I wanted to push the boundaries of what it meant to be Asian and American through my own interpretation.
Yungarian Waters portrays a sense of duality between Asian and American ideals; the epitome of what it means to be Asian American. I wanted to emphasize this idea of dualities through the contrasting elements depicted within these photos. Each image contains some form of an “oriental aspect,” a reminiscent homage to our ancestors that came before us.
The Abstract of Yungarian Waters
Once the sun falls and the moon rises nothing but silence surrounds us, yet this unrelenting chaos we face becomes deafening.
Sirens begin to sing their enchanting melody as they call for us with malicious intent; we cannot help but feel drawn towards this
unholy temptation.
Fluorescent neon signs buzz like flies circling a dead carcass, filled with the primal instinct to spread their seed.
However, the pharisees of the earth continue to sleep through the dawn of darkness as they condemn our unruly behavior. But when the moon reaches its zenith, the nightcrawlers wake from their eternal slumber.
So listen, here is a class that will not be subjugated. A class that retaliates against the fakes, the snakes, the banal, the filth, the ugly, and all the other unholy scum of the world. A class of proclaimed nomads and distinguished individuals with no master.
A class of divine fate.