YEAR OF THE SNAKE
LUNAR NEW YEAR COLLABORATION WITH AUDREY NUNA X DANBI
Date: January 31, 2025
Location: Murmurs Gallery
To celebrate the Year of the Snake, GYOPO launched a two-piece wearable collaboration with musician Audrey Nuna and designer Lisa Danbi Park and her eponymous brand danbi. Each Lunar New Year, GYOPO collaborates with a designer to produce a special product; proceeds from this annual fundraiser help ensure that our programs remain free to the public.
GYOPO presents a two-piece wearable collaboration between musician Audrey Nuna and designer Lisa Danbi Park and her eponymous brand danbi. The year of the Wood Snake beckons the shapeshifting, shedding, patience, and transformation we all need. Change is forever.
DESCRIPTION
print designed by danbi. hand drawn scales blended with imagery inspired by photos of snakes and their attraction to orchids. a lucky flower for the year of the snake, orchids bring beauty, refinement, and most of all, celebrate new beginnings.
DETAILS
polyester, spandex elastane
produced and made locally in Los Angeles
$150
GYOPO presents a two-piece wearable collaboration between musician Audrey Nuna and designer Lisa Danbi Park and her eponymous brand danbi. The year of the Wood Snake beckons the shapeshifting, shedding, patience, and transformation we all need. Change is forever.
DESCRIPTION
snakes are friends, they teach us how to shed our past and renew again. the person behind you in line for coffee can read what this year will bring them too. wear alone or layered over a long sleeve for warmth.
DETAILS
100% shrink-free garment dye cotton
produced and made locally in Los Angeles
$75
For IMUGI, Kyle Pak draws from the Korean mythology of the “imugi,” a large serpent, that endures a long journey to capture “yeouiju,” a mystical orb, in order to transform into “yong,” a dragon. This myth is why many Korean depictions of dragons have orbs in their mouths. In collaboration with graphic designer Paul Um, Pak also recalls the visual language of East Asian tattoo subcultures, that ornamentalizes bold, colorful “yong” imagery on the body in the shape of a vest or jacket. The design of IMUGI remixes this still stigmatized tattoo iconography of “yong” with serene and mountainous landscapes and flowers of home, holding true the mythological lessons of the dragon: power, virtue, and patience. For Pak, IMUGI is a wish for all of us in this journey of transformation into becoming.
DETAILS
Stretch polyester long-sleeve
Cut and sew, sublimation print
Sweat-absorbent, quick-drying fabric
Graphene-poly tech
Made in USA
$90
In celebration of the Year of the Black Rabbit, GYOPO launches its 2023 Annual Lunar New Year Collaboration with a limited-edition sweatshirt, “Black Tokki,” designed by Hannah Park of OORI OTT. OORI OTT will generously donate all proceeds from sales to GYOPO in support our free year-round programs.
The “Black Tokki” design was a collaborative effort between the GYOPO team, Park, and her umma 엄마 (mom), whose style in the 90’s, the decade of their migration, influenced Park’s path to becoming a fashion designer. Park placed the Korean word bok 복 (luck) on the rabbit’s tail— a suggestion made by her umma. Hannah Park’s gyopo journey has been marked by both struggle and embrace; “Black Tokki” is an expression of inner peace, and a generous gift to our GYOPO community.
DETAILS
100% cotton brushed back french terry
Vintage washed
Embroidery on front chest and back neck
$70
This hoodie was designed by beloved artist Christine Sun Kim for The Hundreds to support GYOPO’s free year-round programs.
Christine Sun Kim’s halmoni (grandmother) was forced to leave North Korea for the South in 1947, and eventually immigrated to the United States with Christine’s parents. After growing up in Southern California, Christine continued onwards and moved to Germany, where she has started her own family. Christine shared with us that she often wonders if her child will end up immigrating to another country– how far and to where will the gyopo path lead?
$120