RIN KIM JOHNSTONE
part time designer and art director, full time kumiho
they + she + he
hyperfocused movements of a particular upheaval, an ongoing irruption
that re-arranges every assumption of the equivalence of subjectivity and identity.
personal work focused around apotheosis, folk storytelling, the dematerialization of the body, deep fantasy, personal mythologies, the revolution of crisis, creating demi-god through the written word and the embracing de-weaponizing our identities and alchemizing intimacy.
client work focused around collaboration, community, honoring the bonds of creation and mother earth.
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EMAIL: rinkimdesign@gmail.com
SOCIAL: @otherpublishing
LOCATION: Occupied Wappinger land
ABOUT: All my secrets
Rin’s work experience and collaborators vary from being the designer at THINX, NYLON magazine, AWAKE NYC, GHOSTLY, Sundae School, June Canedo, Chino Amobi’s EROICA, Naima Green, Sable Elyse Smith, The Swiss Institute, the GEM rebranding, and Mixpak Records.
Formerly at COMBO and currently at THINX.
They currently co-run OTHER PUBLISHING along side partners Mai-Phuong Bui, Yi Song, Mary Lai, Rey Carlson, and Nix Ni.
Their work has been within and at the MoMa institutions, The Human Sexuality Archive at Cornell University, University of Southern California USC Libraries, and many more.
COMMUNITY TO CHECK OUT
Mai-Phuong Bui
Nix Ni
Miguel Gaydosh
Lentz Marseille
Reading Zimbabwe
Ladin Awad
Sienna Miles Fekete
Linda Hang
Mary Lai
David S. Lee
Chino Amobi
Alfred.
ARCHANGEL
Mary HK Choi
Yi Song
OLIVER
Mitsu Okubo
Candice Williams
Charlie Mai
MARS NEXUS OBSIDIAN
jesstfang
Jeemin Shim
Mai-Phuong Bui
Nix Ni
Miguel Gaydosh
Lentz Marseille
Reading Zimbabwe
Ladin Awad
Sienna Miles Fekete
Linda Hang
Mary Lai
David S. Lee
Chino Amobi
Alfred.
ARCHANGEL
Mary HK Choi
Yi Song
OLIVER
Mitsu Okubo
Candice Williams
Charlie Mai
MARS NEXUS OBSIDIAN
jesstfang
Jeemin Shim
Embaci
June Canedo
Sap Evans
Connie Controversial
Prison Religion
Coloured Publishing
Hee Je 希齊 희제
RAVEN
Brinda
Nontsikelelo Mutiti Somnath Bhatt
South Asian Arts
Candex 淑儀
CHROMA
BB BASURA
Nix ni
Wolfman Books
ウミコ u m i c o
NUNCHI
Andrew Thomas Huang CHROMA
Jenna Wortham
Miles: DJ Oyasumi
Hassan Rahim
ITS WILDLIFE!
Mommy Issues
mimi zhu 朱希媛
Nunko
SOW
Amy Suo Wu
Gerardo Ismael Madera
Poly-Mode
Son Kit
Genderfail
Andy Chen
EMIKOKAMAHAO
Clara Lu
AA
Petra Szilagyi
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Cyber Doula
Listless
Taylor Simone
As Not For
Cupping/GuaSha:
INDRA
SUN LOVE
Mudang (queer/trans friendly): Jen Bosalnim
“plant medicine steeped in memory and legacy from the brown diaspora” (amazing tincutres and medicine): cocarosa
Sacred Herbal Apothecary 69 Herbs
Ethel’s Club: “A social and wellness club designed to celebrate people of color”
INDRA
SUN LOVE
Mudang (queer/trans friendly): Jen Bosalnim
“plant medicine steeped in memory and legacy from the brown diaspora” (amazing tincutres and medicine): cocarosa
Sacred Herbal Apothecary 69 Herbs
Ethel’s Club: “A social and wellness club designed to celebrate people of color”
Massage therapy:
Revel
Plant based healing / tinctures / sprays:
Sun Song
emotional alchemy guide (webinars and more): Kwonyin
Yumi Sakugawa
Instagram resource of 50 black herbalists to follow and support
Inclusive Therapy
The Nap Ministry
Revel
Plant based healing / tinctures / sprays:
Sun Song
emotional alchemy guide (webinars and more): Kwonyin
Yumi Sakugawa
Instagram resource of 50 black herbalists to follow and support
Inclusive Therapy
The Nap Ministry
Trans Care Surgery Zine
Herb Support For Top Surgery Zine
Queering Herbalism:
POC healers
POC therapist and herbalist recommendation NYC SUN SHADOW HEALING
Herb Support For Top Surgery Zine
Queering Herbalism:
POC healers
POC therapist and herbalist recommendation NYC SUN SHADOW HEALING
Background video art directed by Rin Kim J: Paradise Signs trailer - cinematography: Daniel Felipe Mangosing