Tracing Water, 2021
17x9 feet
Tap water,Chinese ink, mulberry paper, air, water-time; backed with cheese cloth and wheat paste
An excerpt:
water constantly transforms, absorbs, connects and reconnects
water enters us and embodies us
when we think of a body of water, we can almost hear its motion and feel its presence
a waterfall washing over us. Feeling a rush, a sudden chill
a stream weeping, whispering. Hearing the silence
i often imagine the ocean
i hear wild
calm
joy
uncertainty
i grew up surrounded by seas, mangroves and ocean
i see the mangroves drowning
i hear the ocean swelling
....
With higher temperatures, the ocean levels rising represent an existential threat to my island home. Tracing water portrays water as a conscious medium, reacting and responding to environment. From drought and scarcity, to flooding and thermal expansion; from reflection and refraction, to magnification and distortion, Tracing Water is water acting, reacting and responding.
17x9 feet
Tap water,Chinese ink, mulberry paper, air, water-time; backed with cheese cloth and wheat paste
An excerpt:
water constantly transforms, absorbs, connects and reconnects
water enters us and embodies us
when we think of a body of water, we can almost hear its motion and feel its presence
a waterfall washing over us. Feeling a rush, a sudden chill
a stream weeping, whispering. Hearing the silence
i often imagine the ocean
i hear wild
calm
joy
uncertainty
i grew up surrounded by seas, mangroves and ocean
i see the mangroves drowning
i hear the ocean swelling
....
With higher temperatures, the ocean levels rising represent an existential threat to my island home. Tracing water portrays water as a conscious medium, reacting and responding to environment. From drought and scarcity, to flooding and thermal expansion; from reflection and refraction, to magnification and distortion, Tracing Water is water acting, reacting and responding.