凝散 Rupture

2022

Local Taiwan clay, traditional chinese medicine - 苏木, 洛神花, 鸡血藤, wood, paper

Each ball of clay is pinched hundreds of times between fingers and palms to create a small hollow space that holds time. When these unfired clay vessels are filled with traditional Chinese medicine, their vivid colours inevitably seep through, rupturing the bowl. Is the time that was gathered now released? What is the shape of time?