Villain Hitting Tiger

Villain Hitting Tiger, 2020
Risograph print, black ink on 120gsm Pop'Set Sunshine Yellow paper
19cm x 27.9cm / 7.5” x 10.9”
(slightly smaller than A4)
Edition of 50, signed.

As with all risographs, there may be a slight variation with each print due to the nature of the printing process.

'Villain Hitting' or 'Da Siu Yan' (打小人) is a Hong Kong folk tradition that involves cursing one's enemies. The enemy is represented by a paper effigy which is beaten by either the client's shoe or the villain hitter. After being beaten and cursed, the 'enemy' is then 'fed' to a paper yellow tiger, symbolising a sacrifice to the all powerful White Tiger, which takes the cursed enemy to hell and condemns them to the curse that's been cast on them. This t-shirt pays homage to this peculiar but endearing centuries old tradition.

Printed by Sundays Print.