In urban cities, asphalt is used on roads to absorb the noise and weight from cars and lorries. However, asphalt cannot fulfil its function infinitely and once it reached its maximum capacity, it crumbles and breaks off into pieces of different shapes and sizes. The asphalt pieces in “Absorber” were collected from various sites in Hong Kong over a two month period (October-November 2017) and left unaltered - apart from using glitter to enhance their natural quality - before being incorporated into the sculpture. As a result this gives them precious stone and fossil like appearance.
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Absorber #2 is a site-specific sculptural installation for "The Preservationists", curated by Ingrid Pui Yee Chu for Duddell’s, Hong Kong, 25 Nov 2017 - 11 Mar 2018. In urban cities, asphalt is used on roads to absorb the noise and weight from cars and lorries. However, asphalt cannot fulfil its function infinitely and once it reached its maximum capacity, it crumbles and breaks off into pieces of different shapes and sizes. The asphalt pieces in “Absorber” were collected from various sites in Hong Kong over a one month period (October-November 2017) and left unaltered - apart from using glitter to enhance their natural quality - before being incorporated into the sculpture. As a result this gives them precious stone and fossil like appearance.

在城市中道路上使用沥青来吸收汽车和卡车的噪音和重量。然而，沥青无法无限地发挥其功能，一旦达到其最大容量，它就会破碎并分解成不同形状和大小的碎片。这二十五块沥青碎片是艺术家在由2017年10月至11月期间从香港各地的马路上收集回来，它们都是已经自然在地面上破裂的。艺术家融合了闪光碎屑在沥青的周边，使它们彷似宝石和化石般的外观