A collection of small works
Whisper of the tangible
a.HOLLOW BALLS-MOVING PIECE, 2021.24k gold, copper, potato bag, 8 x 8 x 8 in, size variant.
b.TIME PIECE, 2021. Sterling silver, film, magnifying glass, lens, 1.5 x 1 x 1 inch.
c.LIGHT PIECE, 2021. Sterling silver, gems, 4.5 x 2.5 in
d.LEAVES, 2021. 18k gold, fallen leaf, casting plastic, 3 x 2.5 in
Exhibited in
Small works, RISD Memorial Hall, Providence
Usable Sculpture, curated by Daniel Zentmeyer, RISD Metcalf, Providence
Glass Triennial, RISD Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence
注意合流 Convergence Ahead, Round about Art Center, Beijing, China
a.HOLLOW BALLS-MOVING PIECE: Hold it. It is about empty space in the sphere and translucency of air. Making a sphere is like an activity I pursue to clear my mind about intention. Air flows through the sphere and net, through your body. The sphere moves through the net and through your hand. Experiencing the weight, the weight of the individual balls as how they move on your hands. To put less intention into thinking but more intimate interaction between you and the art piece.
b. TIME PIECE: Hold the piece and look inside. There is a clock that never changes time. Look at that clock, its appearance, its stickers on the surface, and the time it is showing. Also, the appearance of each number, the color, and the particles inside the film. Look through the film and then look outside.
c. LEAVES: This is a study of an autumn leaf I picked from the ground. Study nature through hammering, mark-making, soldering, and imitating form. They are also objects in pairs: a fragile fleeting life and a precious desired life.
d. Light Piece: Hold this piece under the sun, and see light refraction through holes. Inspired by the days when I lived in the mountains of Yunnan, I looked at the sky and all those stars every night: shifting and blinking the colors they emitted.
a.HOLLOW BALLS-MOVING PIECE: Hold it. It is about empty space in the sphere and translucency of air. Making a sphere is like an activity I pursue to clear my mind about intention. Air flows through the sphere and net, through your body. The sphere moves through the net and through your hand. Experiencing the weight, the weight of the individual balls as how they move on your hands. To put less intention into thinking but more intimate interaction between you and the art piece.
b. TIME PIECE: Hold the piece and look inside. There is a clock that never changes time. Look at that clock, its appearance, its stickers on the surface, and the time it is showing. Also, the appearance of each number, the color, and the particles inside the film. Look through the film and then look outside.
c. LEAVES: This is a study of an autumn leaf I picked from the ground. Study nature through hammering, mark-making, soldering, and imitating form. They are also objects in pairs: a fragile fleeting life and a precious desired life.
d. Light Piece: Hold this piece under the sun, and see light refraction through holes. Inspired by the days when I lived in the mountains of Yunnan, I looked at the sky and all those stars every night: shifting and blinking the colors they emitted.
This collection of small works are made around 2021, they belong to a bigger on-going art practice called whisper of the tangible.
From 2019 to 2020, my practice centered on performance-based installations— works that were intangible, site-specific, and conceptual, existing more as sculptural happenings that occurred only once. Since 2021, I have shifted toward a smaller-scale studio practice rooted in accumulative processes, beginning with fleeting inspirations that gradually build into layered forms. This transition marks a deeper evolution in my creative approach: moving away from the pursuit of singular meaning or formal certainty, and toward an embrace of multiplicity, fragmentation, and open-endedness.
From 2019 to 2020, my practice centered on performance-based installations— works that were intangible, site-specific, and conceptual, existing more as sculptural happenings that occurred only once. Since 2021, I have shifted toward a smaller-scale studio practice rooted in accumulative processes, beginning with fleeting inspirations that gradually build into layered forms. This transition marks a deeper evolution in my creative approach: moving away from the pursuit of singular meaning or formal certainty, and toward an embrace of multiplicity, fragmentation, and open-endedness.