Hit The Ground and Blossom
2015 l Restoration Series l Solo Exhibition
Taksu, Kuala Lumpur
The Chinese believe it is bad luck to break things like vase, glass, etc. during the Chinese's festival. However, if you do you must to say 'hit the ground and blossom', to counter the misfortune into good fortune.
I reveal the future status of objects once collected as pieces of culture - historical evidence. As an Asian artist who practices Western ideologies, and being part of the Chinese community in a Muslim-majority country, my works reveal the crash, transformation and restoration between the different ideologies in our world and their influences. These works show my interpretation on how cultures being deform, transfer and restore in the digital time.
Personal vise, the country is experiencing various kind of heart breaking falls these days in terms of economy, political and even to our plane. To me, it is not the end, but a part of the cycle - blossom to fall/fall to blossom for completion. Therefore, "HIT THE GROUND AND BLOSSOM".
I reveal the future status of objects once collected as pieces of culture - historical evidence. As an Asian artist who practices Western ideologies, and being part of the Chinese community in a Muslim-majority country, my works reveal the crash, transformation and restoration between the different ideologies in our world and their influences. These works show my interpretation on how cultures being deform, transfer and restore in the digital time.
Personal vise, the country is experiencing various kind of heart breaking falls these days in terms of economy, political and even to our plane. To me, it is not the end, but a part of the cycle - blossom to fall/fall to blossom for completion. Therefore, "HIT THE GROUND AND BLOSSOM".
Vase of Flowers_Version a l 2015Bitumen, Gold Leaf & Oil on Linen150 x 130cm
Vase of Flowers_Version b l 2015Bitumen, Gold Leaf & Oil on Linen150 x 130cm
Vase of Flowers_Version c l 2015Bitumen, Gold Leaf & Oil on Linen150 x 130cm
Blossom l 2015Oil on Aluminium Plate148 x 117cm
Fall l 2015Gold Leaf, Acrylic & Oil on CanvasDiptych 121.5 x 183cm
Tetris Round 1 l 2015Oil on Aluminium Plate145 x 117cm
Tetris Round 2 l 2015Oil on Aluminium Plate145 x 117cm
The Blue and White_Route a l 2015Bitumen & Acrylic on Aluminium Plate114 x 86cm
The Blue and White_Route b l 2015Bitumen & Acrylic on Aluminium Plate114 x 86cm
The Blue and White_Route c l 2015Bitumen & Acrylic on Aluminium Plate114 x 86cm
Ground
2015 l Restoration Series l Site-Specific InstallationOffset Ink & Acrylic on Aluminium Plate, Polystyrene & String
20 x 20cm (900 pieces)
"Ground" is my projection of the motherland - Malaysia. I created a floating ground by filling up the swimming pool with 900 pieces of aluminium plates in Peranakan tile motif. Each plate is tightening to each other by strings; when one is being moved, the flows will form waves. At last, I bring a hope into my conclusion that all the current unstable changes happening will result a blooming of new values at the end.
- Dec 2015, Kuala Lumpur.
- Dec 2015, Kuala Lumpur.
Hit The Ground and Blossom l Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 2015