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Seeing infinity inspires a finite world

End of July 2008 I submitted this piece of work for a local sculpture competition in the Penang Island. Made out of cardboard and pvc pipes. It was great fun. The sculpture is about creating a symbol to represent Penang in a tomorrow's perspective. And it is also about spearheading a nation into a cyber mentality.
Here is a brief synopsis of my work:
A world of inspiration is a world aspired and motivated to simply better our lives. It is one of the most important ingredients to shape a better future. In the past we have seen its power manifested in creating the 7 wonders of the world, the masterpiece in music and art to the journey into space. This inspiration continues the legacy to the next generation of inspired people. These are the people to see and experience the fruition of inspired thoughts. We know the past and we see the infinite future ahead of us and we inspire as a nation: Penang - Malaysia - The World, and we can cyber the world into an infinite horizon.
The cube symbolizes the four corners of the world. The negative space within the cube forms an eye. The cylinder in the centre representing the pupil has two mirrors at two ends. There is a peephole from the center and bottom of the cylinder that allows people to see in. There are rings of holes along the cylinder to allow the natural light to penetrate through to illuminate the interior. With the mirrors at both ends, you will see a reflection of "infinity". Because this sculpture is about inspiring the people, thus interaction with the public is crucial to get the idea across. Fully metal chrome preferred to give a high-tech-look and strength to withstand the elements.

Quixotica

The Quixotic Experience
A Chinese born out of China, traveled to a western world embracing a tradition of ‘wabi’ belonging to the Japanese culture; once again, the marvel of globalization, the modern world without borders. But the essence is still an age old one, finding the soul and breathing life into the beauty of the modest and humble. Finding an aesthetic where reason is motivated by perception and yet surrendering it all to the hands of flame within an Ogama kiln.
It was a magical experience from the first moment of igniting her and watching her come alive. Awakening the dragon from her silent sleep. For three whole days continually, these pots stood in her bosom, nourished and coloured. Imprinting the expression of flames on the pots.
My first artist-in-residency and Quixotica was the muse. I could hear my thoughts with clarity and it flowed through my hands onto the clay. Truly inspirational!

remind

I had great fun distorting the faces from inside out. Thay are Januses actually though not shown clearly here. Will update with another photo soon.

“It’s when people move that photos get lost. My mother moved between twenty and twenty-five times in the course of her life, and that’s how our family photos got lost….”
A wonderful prose written by Marguerite Duras that made an impression in my mind years ago and that impression was rekindled in a different light with the November 2007 issue of National Geographic and a novel by Umberto Eco which similarly talks about the mind and memory in the life we come to know and realize till today. They are like photos taken and put in albums within the mind. Our very existence depends upon it and somehow immortalized by the people we love and who loves us. The memory stays as a time capsule that we can hold on to and plays back to remind ourselves of the emotions felt and life experienced. “Common yet invaluable, habitual yet evolving.” It is so intangible that it is frightening to consider losing it all. Let this moment be cherished and remembered with this very thought!