The Secret of the Golden Flower
2022
wood, recycled cardboard, carpet, benjamin tree, plant lamp, concrete and rainwater / puu, kierrätyspahvi, matto, limoviikuna kasvilamppu, betoni ja sadevesi
310 x 360 x 610 cm
The work is on display at The Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2022 Channel: Wave-Particle Duality, 7. Oct. – 20 Nov. 2022 Changwon / Republic of Korea
The Secret Of The Golden Flower deals with the relationship between humans and the environment, the nature of the material and thematic depths and layering.
The title of the work is borrowed from the book “Yijing” translated (and westernized) by Richard Wilhelm, which deals with meditation and Chinese alchemy.
The idea of the piece comes from an interest in the contradiction between the exterior and interior of the space. The installation is a visual mix of a temporary shelter and a sea container, both of which are phase spaces by essence.
The appearance of the installation and the internal reality do not synchronize with each other, they are visually and experientially separate from each other. Inside the installation, the wavelength of light, acoustics, haptic balance, and distances feel different. The viewer’s experience’s a unifying synthesis between these two realities.
Interior view of the shelter
photo by Bernhard Draz
The apple tree sapling
photo by Bernhard Draz
View from the outside.
photo by Anssi Taulu
The Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2022
CHANNEL : WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY
In quantum physics, we are a physical being, in other words, a particle with mass and a wave. Therefore, all matter including human beings is much like a frequency that fluctuates as it vibrates, rather than a fixed substance. We maintain a particle state physically, but often experience a wave state emotionally or spiritually.
“Channel: Wave-Particle Duality” is a journey for individuals with a body who feel like a particle. It provides them with a chance to realize, even just for a moment, that they can also be a wave by being part of the whole. Once we recognize that we can be a wave-like being, how will it influence our particle-like perspective on everyday life?