two-way mirror, metal stand, porcelain with gold overglaze
单向透视玻璃,金属底座,金色釉面陶瓷
135 x 125 x 125 cm; 53 x 49 x 49 in
dimensions of porcelain pieces variable
Co-commissioned by Para Site and UCCA Center for Contemporary Art for the exhibition 'Liquid Ground' (2021-2022)
由Para Site与UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心共同委托制作,展出于《溢流地》(2021-2022)
Drawing from astrology, geology and mythology in language of minimalism, Alice Wang incorporates a rich array of materials throughout her sculptural practice, from rare-earth minerals and astronomical debris to moss...
Drawing from astrology, geology and mythology in language of minimalism, Alice Wang incorporates a rich array of materials throughout her sculptural practice, from rare-earth minerals and astronomical debris to moss and plants, probing the ineffably sensual spirit of nature. This newly commissioned work is inspired by a section of the Los Angeles River the artist frequented last summer, where the reflection of stones and plants prompted her to look beyond the physical properties of what lies beneath the river in its superficial sense—that of a body of water coursing through earth—to instead consider it as a space of infinity, open to imagination. As visitors move around the sculpture, the porcelain fragments inlaid with gold arranged atop the two-way mirror begin to form crisscrossing tunnels, interacting with the reflection of Hong Kong’s cityscape outside the window… Wang’s formal play with material structure and physical law extends the notions of surface and ground beyond the urban context into the cosmological and the illusionistic. Within the infinite space of myriad reflections, the visitor is invited to travel through different timescales and ponder the evanescence of the built from the vantage point of the universe. —— Alvin Li, “Liquid Ground” exhibition catalogue, 2021