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Prepare for the Ridiculousness of Kim Jong ILL!!!

Vee Hua 華婷婷1 min readFebruary 20, 2009Add comment

Urban Medium likes to delve head-first into the playful manipulation of well-known yet controversial figures. Throw all the clear-cut positive role models out the window, and bring in the unruly.

You can join the revolution by purchasing one of their initially confusing prints.

Anger strangers who come to your house and see a print of Charles Manson… and then throw them off guard when they look closer and realize Mr. Manson actually has a Hello Kitty stamped onto his forehead!

Or maybe you can surprise your Communist neighbor an image of the beloved North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il… who has really been transformed into Kim Jong ILL!! He’s all flossed up, and he’s no longer supporting early morning calisthenics routines; he’s supporting Wu-Tang Clan, Nike, and James Bond. Bling, bling. Blang, blang.

The limited edition three image screened set is limited to 100 copies, printed on 18″ x 25″ 80# stock (thick paper, for those unacquainted with printing techniques). They are signed and numbered with UrbanMedium pins and stickers, and at $200 for all three, they’re actually kind of affordable.

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Vee Hua 華婷婷

Vee Hua 華婷婷 (they/them) is a writer, filmmaker, and artist who splits their time between Oaxaca, Mexico, and Seattle, Washington. Much of their work unifies their metaphysical interests with their belief that art can positively transform the self and society. They are the Editor-in-Chief of REDEFINE, Interim Editor-in-Chief of International Examiner, and an Environmental Justice reporter at South Seattle Emerald. They also previously served as the Executive Director of the interdisciplinary community hub, Northwest Film Forum, where they played a key role in making the space more welcoming and accessible for diverse audiences.

Their latest short film, Reckless Spirits (2022), is a metaphysical, multi-lingual POC buddy comedy; the feature film version is slated for production in 2026. In 2025, they premiere their documentary short film, Hunt's Trading Post, set just outside of the Navajo and Ute Nations.

In 2017, Vee released the narrative short film, Searching Skies — which touches on Syrian refugee resettlement in the United States — and co-organized The Seventh Art Stand, a national film and civil rights discussion series against Islamophobia.

Vee has two narrative short films. Searching Skies (2017) touches on Syrian refugee resettlement in the United States; with it, they helped co-organize The Seventh Art Stand, a national film and civil rights discussion series against Islamophobia. Reckless Spirits (2022) is a metaphysical, multi-lingual POC buddy comedy for a bleak new era, in anticipation of a feature-length project.

Vee is passionate about cultural space, the environment, and finding ways to covertly and overtly disrupt oppressive structures. They also regularly share observational human stories through their storytelling newsletter, RAMBLIN’ WITH VEE!. They have a Master’s in Tribal Resource and Environmental Stewardship under the Native American Studies Department at the University of Minnesota and are pursuing a certificate in Incidencias en Problemas Socioambientales at the Universidad del Medio Ambiente in Mexico.

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