Where is Momo? An exhibition by Printmaking Artist SuDi Wang

The Western New York Book Arts Center is proud to announce Where is Momo? an exhibition by printmaking artist SuDi Wang. The exhibition will be on view in the main gallery through May 22nd. Click here for complete details.

About “Where is Momo?” “When I was around six years old, my mother took me to Angkor Wat in Cambodia. I was deeply moved by the stone sculptures carved nearly 900 years ago. The figures were human-like, yet not quite human, and they sparked my curiosity about why and how these creatures were created. Behind these timeless works lies immense imagination and discipline. In today’s fast-paced world, it feels almost impossible to create with the same sense of patience and devotion. In my printmaking practice, I create creatures born from imagined mythologies that reflect my inner world. I am drawn to the slow, repetitive process of wood carving and printmaking, which allows time for reflection and care. These creatures are not meant to inspire fear; instead, they invite contemplation and open conversations about how we recognize ourselves in others, and about the empathy required to accept difference. We live in a world shaped by speed, efficiency, and digital culture. Through the slow process of printmaking, my work resists instant consumption. By working slowly, I reflect on modern anxiety and question how societies define the human – and how fear is often projected onto bodies that exist outside the norm.” – SuDi Wang

About the Artist: SuDi Wang is a printmaking artist based in Buffalo, who grew up in Yunnan, China. Working primarily in woodcut relief printmaking, her work explores imagined mythologies,hybrid bodies, and monster imagery. Through slow, labor-intensive processes, she uses woodcut to examine human anonymity, difference, and the ways societies define what it means to be human. In her work, monsters are not meant to frighten, but to serve as vessels for emotion, memory, and transformation. Sudi is currently a second-year MFA student at the University at Buffalo.