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Pikku vase collection is studio made from recycled waste glass. The rhythm of the process creates unique splashes of color inside each object. The collection is inspired by soap bubbles and the dance of brush strokes of abstract impression. Every Pikku vase has their own breath. Its a metaphor for a soul of a piece. Pikku combines sustainable thinking and Scandinavian design philosophy.
Continue readingThe Frail World table on wide stable legs from the side looks unshakable, like the universe itself. However, when viewed from above, its thin lines, enclosed in a circle of tabletops, form the symbol Pacific on the fragile glass. Life and peace on Earth look just as fragile from space. When a fragile peace is destroyed by war, it is very difficult to sit down at the negotiating table. But that is the only possible salvation.
Continue readingThrobbing Stillness is part of a series of vessels exploring abstract ideas, concepts and existential questions. The paradox of Throbbing Stillness is that instead of the expected functionality of a flower vase, it implies the existence of a space capable to contain further communication with the viewer. Through its organic form it manages to transcend the rigidity of the medium and it seems to be vibrating with vital energy. Its shape and color highlight concepts such as emptiness, potentiality, expansion.
Continue readingPulse visualizes the emotional states of immigrants when they enter a new realm. It appears to be still, yet sometimes beats harshly and sometimes expresses slowly. Migrating to a new environment has all kinds of feelings, including hope, excitement, nervousness, fear, and joy. There are many to expect during the process, difficulties to deal with, and challenges to face. These emotional waves are critical elements of a new journey, yet unable to share with new neighbors.
Continue readingThe white church represents the carrier of faith, and the strong wind represents the social environment. In the present society, information is becoming more and more transparent and diverse, but people's beliefs are becoming more and more vague and uncertain, and it is easier and easier to forget their original intentions and their own hearts. The wind wears away the church slowly, just like the scene of the farewell ceremony, the faith is disappearing and forgotten gradually.
Continue readingThe theme of this project is Culture Of Overseas Chinese Remittance, with the close correlation between Chaozhou wood carvings and overseas Chinese remittance as the development line, researching the important Chaozhou overseas Chinese culture in Chaoshan's maritime culture, excavating the history of Chaozhou overseas Chinese who went to the Southeast Asia to make a living. This work is expressed by means of an art installation derived from art jewelry. To remember, memorialize and pay tribute to the spirit of hard work of the ancestors of Chaoshan by contemporary techniques.
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Tea Table by Huile Yi
Thursday, 17 OctoberResidential Exhibition Area by Hu Sun
Wednesday, 16 OctoberCultural Venues by Xuelin Wu
Tuesday, 15 October
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