2020 - 2021: Hyperlink Press X Powrplnt Sanctuary

Inspired by South Korean Cyber Lesbian Utopia in the 2000s, Hyperlink Press is an online publication and curatorial collective to create intersectional platforms to showcase work by artists navigating the in-between spaces. Hyperlink Press’ mission is to empower the underrepresented history, experience, and identity in the tech field, and art gallery system. 

Founded by Taehee Whang, Jeong Yoon Lee, and Minsoo Thigpen in 2018, Hyperlink Press would like to share the time of utopic excitement, that we felt back in our shared childhood of 2000’s, for a just world, breaking free from the traditional forms of community building. 

POWRPLNT is dedicated to providing the essentials, including technology. POWRPLNT  is a network of artists committed to providing digital arts education and access for all. 

Throughout the pandemic, our institutions failed us, and the rampant racism and police violence against Black Americans is intolerable. We are dedicated to providing for our community and beyond. We collect and provide PPE, food, water and WIFI to protesters and neighbors. The mutual aid effort started as a collaboration between POWRPLNT & Hyperlink Press in May 2020 to meet an urgent need as protests were met by a city wide curfew. We have distributed $5,000 of PPE kits and resources to our community.

If you’re interested in collaborating in order to better serve our community please email COMMUNITYSPACE@powrplnt.org