#KPOP is more than just sound–it tells stories of selfhood, culture, and connection. How might collage art help us uncover these layers and build new ones around the idols we love?

Mixed media artist izumo explores this in MENT Issue 002. Learn more at mentmagazine.com/issue002.

Izumo’s mixed media art recasts the dynamism and color of #TAEYONG into a new visual language. Check out this and other artworks in MENT Issue 002 available to read now:
mentmagazine.com/issue002

#Shinee Onew’s solo album undergoes a mixed-media transformation in Izumo’s artwork. How do fanworks re-interpret K-pop media in new directions? How might K-pop offer a new visual language for our modes of self-expression?

Watch this video and others like it at mentmagazine.com/issue002