(Ph.D. Fine Art in Sculpture,practice-based and theory)
My current sculpture creation is based on the notion of "duality" and "impermanence". The idea of duality is abundant in life - black and white, big and small, man and women. In our state of mind, duality affects significantly how we perceive the world. The Ying and Yang of the Taoist is among the most prominent.
The interchange of duality manifests the idea of "impermanence". Duality is a state of being and impermanence is flow of movement. This has been proven in quantum theory. With each passing of time, all existent matter is changing from one dualist state to the other. With this fundamental understanding of our existence comes many possibilities for creativity. For instance, the duality of inner and outer space. I use space in an imaginary manner that signifies the inner working of our mind.
I chose the human figure as such an entity that manifests many notions of dualism and impermanence. The human body can be seen as a model of matter-energy conversion and impermanence illustrates the time, and changes of the body. Further, the workings of mind are based on the same principal but with higher complexity. The mind is full of abstract and dualist thing. Hence, the human form with this new age of understanding goes far beyond the mere representation. For me, the body itself has become an under-discovered universe of its own. A simple 'mind and body' duality can become a seed of cration....limitless.
