The Endless Line (永線) II
2022, Cotton thread, board, sugar powder, lights
The Endless Line II is newly created for the 1st Material Thinking, the International Material Art Biennale hosted by Tsinghua University and exhibited at Nanchizi Art Museum in Beijing, China.
In the original Endless Line I, white thread is suspended from the ceiling to the floor, forming diaphanous pillar-like forms; at the top of each is a mirror reflecting the mound of sugar at the bottom. The pillars-like forms are metaphors for a boundary as well as a passage between two opposite ideas—the tragic past of the abandoned historic sugar factory in which the piece is installed and the future of the site as a vibrant cultural park, suggested by sugar powder (the past) and the mirror (the future). The transparent, delicate quality of the pillars, in the context of the dark, rustic building, represents the belief in spirits and gods that has long sustained the culture throughout its hardships.
The top mirrors were replaced with spotlights that illuminate the pillars and the space in response to the architectural features of this new space.
*This project was created with the support of Tsinghua University in China.
*Material Thinking was organized by the Contemporary Art Institute, Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, with academic support from Tsinghua Art, International Material Art Study.
Photos by Tsinghua University, Korean Cultural Center in Beijing
