I will always remember a field of sea 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.
- Year of 2024
Pond 一潭水 explores the tension between containment and openness—how a space can feel both held and expansive. The installation is shaped by my memories but not limited to them. I worked with translucent materials and suspended forms to evoke a sense of water held in place, quietly alive with movement. The piece responds to light and air, shifting subtly as viewers move around it. I’m interested in how environments carry emotional weight—not through grand gestures, but through stillness, softness, and the feeling of being enclosed yet connected. While Pond begins from my own lived experience, it’s meant to become a space for others to project their own memories, their own still waters.
