{Installation,
Performance, Land Art}
我一直记得，
去年夏天在希腊路过像小池塘的一片 {海} 。
那一滩水的四周被山体围绕，
只有一个小小的出口与外部海域相连。
它清澈见底，
水底布满了海胆，
偶尔会有小鱼在水中游动，
岸边还停靠了一些往来的船只。
这里面什么都有，
静谧又不失活泼。
与周围互不打扰，
和谐的存在着。
这滩水时常在我的脑海里流动，
那一潭水，
那个坚定的 {水潭}。
I passed through in Greece last summer.
It looks like a *pond* in my mind,
surrounded by mountains on all sides,
with only a small outlet connecting it to the outer sea.
The water is crystal clear.
Urchins are scattered across the bed,
while little fishes swim around occasionally.
Several boats are docked along the shore.
This glass of water is serene but lively.
It contains everything balanced with harmony
without disturbing one another.
That’s the pond of water,
a steadfast pool of *water*.
Like the clouds, it drifts~
Like the wind, it swifts,
Like the water, it flows.
Swing in *chaos,
Swing in (grace),
From the sky to the ocean deep,
Swing in every place as I wane.
As I swing,
It floats without anchor—
I am, as I will,
Carried by the excitement wonder
of what is to come.
Like the wind, it swifts,
Like the water, it flows.
Swing in *chaos,
Swing in (grace),
From the sky to the ocean deep,
Swing in every place as I wane.
As I swing,
It floats without anchor—
I am, as I will,
Carried by the excitement wonder
of what is to come.
像 {风} 一样，轻盈，
像 {水} 一样，流动。
在混乱中摇摆，在优雅中摆动，
从 {天空} 到 {海洋} 深处，去到每个角落。
当我摇摆时，
它无锚漂浮—我随波逐流，
任其自然。
I used to think I was the light.
However, I just belong to the light.
The boundaries are infinite.
There are so many unknowns waiting for me to explore.
The light saves me but also increases my fear.
I’m now stuck in a giant cage.
I saw my shadow coming toward me with a smile,
and I start the cycle again.
Is it black, white, void, or what else?
Persona, outdoor performance, 2022
Persona, indoor, 2022
The darkness stores my energy, and bursts;
the brightness gives me new birth to life.
However, it is my shadow that always stands by me,
and gives me the most support to aspire forward.
I am who I am because of my shadow.
I saw my shadow coming toward me with a smile,
and we start the cycle again.
Is it black, white, void, or what else?
如果你的面前有一扇门，你会跨过去吗?
If there is a door in front of you,
will you cross it no matter what?
Thread is searching path,
paths of unknown,
from past to future,
in this space left behind,
Existence remains.
线条描绘路径, 未知的方向，
从过去到未来，
在这被遗留下的空间中，
依 然 存 在 。
从过去到未来，
在这被遗留下的空间中，
依 然 存 在 。
Shell, 2021
This is a (shell).
Everybody builds their shell.
I am the little human being of those millions in the shell society.
The shell is my own *safe space*.
It is my shelter...
My shell allows me to hide for a while and go outside if I like.
It builds my utopia but is somewhat distanced from the outside society indeed.
No matter what happens outside, this is the space to maintain me.
I hope the future will be better.
Get out easier to the outside shell society.
The shell deconstructed
one year after.....
Rotating, collaborated with Jing-Ying Su, 2021
The bubble is soft.
It can be fragile or strong, and.
expands or shrinks slowly over time.
People always have a bubble.
Some people enjoy inside the zone,
while others feel constrained.
So, it keeps rotating,
rotating,
rotating...
Until it finds its own balance.
Ever-changing, yet constant.
A dance of flexibility and form.
Reflecting the endless evolution
of our inner worlds.
Passing Through the Bubbles, 2023
Wherever I float, that will be my place.
I'm a plankton, I'm a nomad.
Floating, 2023
Ongoing 630 72
*Perhaps,
it is alright to stay in the boundary,
in-between
(portals)
(portals)
有时候,
面前有很多扇门，
或许,
停留在他们之间
也是一种选择。
Portal, 2023
This is free, the wish to be free.
Human living traces and relationships
left behind everywhere.
It can be visible or invisible, and
straightforward or untrammeled.
The relationships between people
swing back and forth like counterpoises on a scale,
intertwining, and trying to find a balance.
left behind everywhere.
It can be visible or invisible, and
straightforward or untrammeled.
The relationships between people
swing back and forth like counterpoises on a scale,
intertwining, and trying to find a balance.
I was trapped in a magnetic hole for a while.
The place is dark and empty
but full of endless murmurs.
Any movement I made caused roars.
After that, I gradually joined this
ghostly society with murmurs.
This invisible surround gave me
hope of life and destruction.
Murmurs Doctrine:
Murmurs are always right.
Failure is fate, not because of self.
The Murmurs are subject to discipline
that prayer cannot easily change.
I am used to being a Murmurs,
but essentially I was not born that way.
I don't need light to live
because I don't know it exists.
I pray for my faith.
One day, I ghostly wandered
and suddenly noticed a faint glow in the distance.
I chased the light for curiosity
and then realized that was my hope.
As I walked, I tugged.
I can not help but work harder to chase it.
Yes, I walked out.
I stood at the edge of the hole and watched,
occasionally feeling like I was going
to be sucked in the trap.
I looked out into the distance again,
and there were these surreal holes all over.
Because I'm a free spirit genetically,
and light is what I want.
The place is dark and empty
but full of endless murmurs.
Any movement I made caused roars.
After that, I gradually joined this
ghostly society with murmurs.
This invisible surround gave me
hope of life and destruction.
Murmurs Doctrine:
Murmurs are always right.
Failure is fate, not because of self.
The Murmurs are subject to discipline
that prayer cannot easily change.
I am used to being a Murmurs,
but essentially I was not born that way.
I don't need light to live
because I don't know it exists.
I pray for my faith.
One day, I ghostly wandered
and suddenly noticed a faint glow in the distance.
I chased the light for curiosity
and then realized that was my hope.
As I walked, I tugged.
I can not help but work harder to chase it.
Yes, I walked out.
I stood at the edge of the hole and watched,
occasionally feeling like I was going
to be sucked in the trap.
I looked out into the distance again,
and there were these surreal holes all over.
Because I'm a free spirit genetically,
and light is what I want.
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