furniturE
Gate
surfacingyear: 2023
width: 100”
depth:1.5”
height:76”
width: 100”
depth:1.5”
height:76”
maple, dyed poplar, bleached sycamore,
pine,
bronze,
polyester,
glass beads,
crystals
pine,
bronze,
polyester,
glass beads,
crystals
maple
dyed poplar
bleached sycamore
pine
bronze
polyester
glass beads
crystals
dyed poplar
bleached sycamore
pine
bronze
polyester
glass beads
crystals
Gate is a collaboration with Tracy Shi.
The folding screen is not only a dweller of space but also a separator of space. Often blurting the boundary between the two sides, the folding screen exists as a point of transition, connecting both realms in a harmonious interplay. In antiquity, the Chinese regarded screens as symbols of longevity, serving as objects for reflection and providing spiritual inspiration.
The folding screen is not only a dweller of space but also a separator of space. Often blurting the boundary between the two sides, the folding screen exists as a point of transition, connecting both realms in a harmonious interplay. In antiquity, the Chinese regarded screens as symbols of longevity, serving as objects for reflection and providing spiritual inspiration.
This screen is a gateway, dividing and joining life and the death.
April, a gentle rain lingers on
Qingming, when life and death interlace
Melted winter snow unveils Cordyceps to harvest anew
Are we celebrating the death of the ghost moths, or are we applauding for the birth of the invader?
Are we marveling at such extreme serendipity,
or being amazed by the eternity of life, in the cycle of birth and decay
Where death is but a guest, newborn life does come.
Yet the seamless cycle veils truth in a mystical gloom.
As we overlook death and forget to celebrate birth's reception
we're allowed to believe in the eternity of life.
April, a gentle rain lingers on
Qingming, when life and death interlace
Melted winter snow unveils Cordyceps to harvest anew
Are we celebrating the death of the ghost moths, or are we applauding for the birth of the invader?
Are we marveling at such extreme serendipity,
or being amazed by the eternity of life, in the cycle of birth and decay
Where death is but a guest, newborn life does come.
Yet the seamless cycle veils truth in a mystical gloom.
As we overlook death and forget to celebrate birth's reception
we're allowed to believe in the eternity of life.
从蝉到蝉花，虫到虫草，
动物没有“化”而是“灭”
——为菌所灭，为菌所得以重生