Night Sky with a Final Trail

2023
dyed magnetic powder, magnets, weathered coral, wooden structure
dimension variable

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A trace fossil formed 150 millions years ago, encapsulating both the remains of the animal and its last journey. Every footprint is evidence that it has once lived; altogether the footprints converge in the direction of the body’s finale. In awe of the fossil, the artist uses magnetic powder to transform its last journey into a constellation chart, reminding us how the mythological figures are often sent up to the sky by the Gods before becoming the eternal icons. On the infinite scale of time and space, our lives, though ephemeral, can transcend its temporality - some dive into the underground and become fossils, some leap into the stars and become legends.

夜空中的最后一程

2023
染色磁粉，磁铁，风化珊瑚，木架
尺寸可变

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一块亿万年前的痕迹化石，同时封存了古生物的遗体和它生前走过的最后一段路。每一个脚印都是它活过的证据，所有脚印汇聚的方向是肉身的终点。艺术家受此感召，用飘洒的粉末将这最后一程化作星座，呼应神话里的形象因升上天空而成为永恒。在无限的时空尺度下，转瞬即逝的生命超越了有限的自由——长眠地底的成为标本，跃入星光的成为传说。