The Postal Service

n August, I received a surprise package in the mail—four fridge magnets displaying bright neon green translucent swords in various configurations. I recognised the sword immediately as work ceramicist EJ Son had been creating this year. Sharing their process over Instagram, the original sculpture was exhibited at Sydney’s Knox St Window Gallery in July. When translated to Korean O-E means ‘cucumber’ and GUM means ‘sword’: three cucumber swords were radiating out from this small public space for a month, but not everyone had been able to physically see the work. Instead, the magnet version of the project that I received has connected EJ Son with over