Operation
Name: Kai Johnson
Title of Piece: Operation
Size: 18x24 in
Medium: Graphite and Digital Color
Price: 150
Description: Operation is an illustration describing the experi- ence of people who identify as transgender and the process of gender affirming surgeries. The scene resembles the classic board game, Operation, extending the metaphor to choose between “eggs” or “nuts”. Around the room, there are classic Operation pieces and cards, as well as play money running away or being stuck, representing the need to cover costs. The character on the table also holds a ring box to symbolize a “marriage” to the idea of being free and having the ability to finally “fly”.
Name: Kai Johnson
Title of Piece: Operation
Size: 18x24 in
Medium: Graphite and Digital Color
Price: 150
Description: Operation is an illustration describing the experi- ence of people who identify as transgender and the process of gender affirming surgeries. The scene resembles the classic board game, Operation, extending the metaphor to choose between “eggs” or “nuts”. Around the room, there are classic Operation pieces and cards, as well as play money running away or being stuck, representing the need to cover costs. The character on the table also holds a ring box to symbolize a “marriage” to the idea of being free and having the ability to finally “fly”.
Name: Kai Johnson
Title of Piece: Operation
Size: 18x24 in
Medium: Graphite and Digital Color
Price: 150
Description: Operation is an illustration describing the experi- ence of people who identify as transgender and the process of gender affirming surgeries. The scene resembles the classic board game, Operation, extending the metaphor to choose between “eggs” or “nuts”. Around the room, there are classic Operation pieces and cards, as well as play money running away or being stuck, representing the need to cover costs. The character on the table also holds a ring box to symbolize a “marriage” to the idea of being free and having the ability to finally “fly”.