Verbal Description: Shit Hearing People Say to Me, 2019

Narrator: This is a square charcoal and oil pastel on paper drawing that measures about 50 inches on each side. At the top of the work, in bold capitalized letters, Kim has written the title of the work, “SHIT HEARING PEOPLE SAY TO ME”. Beneath the heading, a large hand-drawn pie chart makes up the center of the work, broken up into fourteen wedges. Just outside of each slice, Kim has hand-written labels in a smaller font to the title. Each of these labels expresses microaggressions by hearing people that the artist has experienced . One wedge, opening out towards the right side, is labeled “YOU’RE SMART FOR A DEAF PERSON”. Outside another wedge that opens towards the top left of the page where the artist has written the label “WHY ISN’T THERE ONE SIGN LANGUAGE? THAT’S STUPID”. A section at the bottom left of the chart reads, “YOU SHOULD GET A COCHLEAR IMPLANT IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE”. The artist has drawn thick lines, delineating each wedge, which are slightly smudged, especially towards the center.