Chess III: The Heaven Is Round and the Earth Is Square
2022
Hand-carved plywood ball, coloured wood wax oil, sawdust, plywood structure. Ball 25 cm diamter, table 55x147x147 cm
(installation view at the 5th Contemporary Sculpture Lih Pao Prize)
A seemingly familiar game, Chess III turns Chinese chess pieces into a rolling ball, stamping the pictographic characters in a void. Reversed characters represent social roles whereas colours symbolise divided identities. Yet when fallen on dust, all appear to be mere shadows.
2022
Hand-carved plywood ball, coloured wood wax oil, sawdust, plywood structure. Ball 25 cm diamter, table 55x147x147 cm
(installation view at the 5th Contemporary Sculpture Lih Pao Prize)
A seemingly familiar game, Chess III turns Chinese chess pieces into a rolling ball, stamping the pictographic characters in a void. Reversed characters represent social roles whereas colours symbolise divided identities. Yet when fallen on dust, all appear to be mere shadows.
︎︎︎ Checkmate series
