I am your meme dealer

2022 - Present

 
 

Sunny Wong's "I am your meme dealer" is an ongoing series that utilises the traditional medium of intaglio printmaking to archive and elevate internet meme culture. The project features a mixture of Wong's original content and direct samples of memes that have remained memorable to him throughout his online experience since the late 2000s.

Wong interrogates the juxtaposition between virtual subject matter and the laborious intaglio process. While memes are built for speed - created, consumed, and discarded in seconds - intaglio demands a slow, deliberate, physical craftsmanship. By fusing these worlds, the project highlights the friction between the digital and the analogue, while drawing a historical lineage between the printing press and the internet as revolutionary engines of mass replication.

In an age dominated by automation, artificial intelligence, and instant gratification, the series explores the shifting values of labour, convenience, and patience. By rendering "disposable" internet imagery through a rigorous, historical technology, "I am your meme dealer" prompts critical reflection on the accelerating pace of contemporary life.