Leelee Chan 陳麗同
Seaglass Equilibrium 海玻璃平衡, 2019
metal plate, concrete, polystyrene foams, pigment, seashell and found glass plates 金属板、混凝土、涂层聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料、颜料、贝壳、拾得玻璃板
101 x 91 x 45 cm
40 x 36 x 17 1/2 in
40 x 36 x 17 1/2 in
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The sculpture Seaglass Equilibrium (2019) was inspired by the specific settings of the UCCA Dune Museum in Qinhuangdao. While entering the rooms of the museum, Chan noticed the ocean horizon...
The sculpture Seaglass Equilibrium (2019) was inspired by the specific settings of the UCCA Dune Museum in Qinhuangdao. While entering the rooms of the museum, Chan noticed the ocean horizon behind the full glass window and she started conceiving a sculpture that responded to this unique environment. Like many of her sculptures, it started from an object found sitting by the dumpster across her studio - two pieces of L-shaped glass plates, once components of a furniture piece. Their colour was evocative of the hues of the ocean and reminiscent of a sea glass resurfacing from sea waters.
In the sculpture, the two glass pieces are facing each other, creating a sense of balance. Two seashells are precariously resting between the two L-shaped glass plates, held together by two small concrete sculptures casted from plastic egg package containers. Their shape recalls those of barnacles – marine creatures living attached to rocks in the sea. The fragile qualities of the egg packaging create a curious contrast to their negative counterpart - the hard-shell barnacles casted in hard-weighted concrete. They are in a state of equilibrium, while bringing awareness to the horizon in the background.
At the same time, multiple concrete forms are attached to and grow organically from the base of the sculpture, like sea barnacles in their natural environment. The round-edged shape and the marine colour of the sculpture recall the glass that is worn down by waves and rocks. Sea glass originates as pieces of glass from broken bottles dumped into the ocean, which are rolled and tumbled in the ocean for years until all of their edges are rounded off. It turns into a precious object that people collect and may even become a common DIY interior decor material, making its way back into human home.
雕塑《海玻璃平衡》(2019)受到秦皇岛UCCA沙丘美术馆特定场域的启发。在走进美术馆的展厅时,陈丽同留意到全景玻璃外的海平线,便开始构思一件回应这一独特环境的雕塑作品。和她的许多其他作品一样,这件作品始于她从工作室对面的垃圾堆拾得的物件——两块L形玻璃板,它们曾是某件家具的部件。它们有着大海的色调,犹如浮出水面的海玻璃。
在作品中,这两块玻璃对面而立,呈现出一种微妙的平衡感。两只贝壳被小心地夹在玻璃之间,由两个混凝土小雕塑固定,这些小雕塑由塑料蛋盒模具浇铸而成,其形状令人联想到藤壶——那些附着在海中岩石上的海洋生物。蛋盒的脆弱与其负空间中生成的坚硬混凝土藤壶之间形成有趣的对比。前者象征保护鸡蛋的轻盈容器,后者则是厚重、坚硬的壳体。它们处于一种平衡状态,同时引导观者将视线落在背景中若隐若现的海平线上。
同时,多数个混凝土构件自雕塑底部生长出来,有机地蔓延开来,仿佛自然环境中附着在礁石上的藤壶。雕塑圆润的边角和海洋的色调令人联想到被海浪与岩石冲刷磨圆的海玻璃。海玻璃最初是被丢弃入海的玻璃瓶的碎片,经多年翻滚、磨蚀,棱角变得圆润,最终变成被人珍视的宝物。人们常常将其作为收藏品,或是DIY室内装饰材料,使其再次回到人类的居所。
In the sculpture, the two glass pieces are facing each other, creating a sense of balance. Two seashells are precariously resting between the two L-shaped glass plates, held together by two small concrete sculptures casted from plastic egg package containers. Their shape recalls those of barnacles – marine creatures living attached to rocks in the sea. The fragile qualities of the egg packaging create a curious contrast to their negative counterpart - the hard-shell barnacles casted in hard-weighted concrete. They are in a state of equilibrium, while bringing awareness to the horizon in the background.
At the same time, multiple concrete forms are attached to and grow organically from the base of the sculpture, like sea barnacles in their natural environment. The round-edged shape and the marine colour of the sculpture recall the glass that is worn down by waves and rocks. Sea glass originates as pieces of glass from broken bottles dumped into the ocean, which are rolled and tumbled in the ocean for years until all of their edges are rounded off. It turns into a precious object that people collect and may even become a common DIY interior decor material, making its way back into human home.
雕塑《海玻璃平衡》(2019)受到秦皇岛UCCA沙丘美术馆特定场域的启发。在走进美术馆的展厅时,陈丽同留意到全景玻璃外的海平线,便开始构思一件回应这一独特环境的雕塑作品。和她的许多其他作品一样,这件作品始于她从工作室对面的垃圾堆拾得的物件——两块L形玻璃板,它们曾是某件家具的部件。它们有着大海的色调,犹如浮出水面的海玻璃。
在作品中,这两块玻璃对面而立,呈现出一种微妙的平衡感。两只贝壳被小心地夹在玻璃之间,由两个混凝土小雕塑固定,这些小雕塑由塑料蛋盒模具浇铸而成,其形状令人联想到藤壶——那些附着在海中岩石上的海洋生物。蛋盒的脆弱与其负空间中生成的坚硬混凝土藤壶之间形成有趣的对比。前者象征保护鸡蛋的轻盈容器,后者则是厚重、坚硬的壳体。它们处于一种平衡状态,同时引导观者将视线落在背景中若隐若现的海平线上。
同时,多数个混凝土构件自雕塑底部生长出来,有机地蔓延开来,仿佛自然环境中附着在礁石上的藤壶。雕塑圆润的边角和海洋的色调令人联想到被海浪与岩石冲刷磨圆的海玻璃。海玻璃最初是被丢弃入海的玻璃瓶的碎片,经多年翻滚、磨蚀,棱角变得圆润,最终变成被人珍视的宝物。人们常常将其作为收藏品,或是DIY室内装饰材料,使其再次回到人类的居所。
Exhibitions
2019
Notes from Pallet Town, UCCA Dune, Anraya Gold Coast, Beidaihe, China