My journey as an artist began with formal training in architecture, which ignited my fascination with the potential of materials and their unique properties in creating objects and sculptures. I explore unconventional materials and construction techniques, which enable me to create works to capture the poetic qualities of industrial materials, highlighting their form pattern, fold, color, and texture for my reflection on my surroundings and the integrity between making and non-making. Sought to find expressions of relationality. I practice art as a way to generate new knowledge, and to understand nature, people, environment, space, and anything that surprisingly guides me through. I am interested in the aspect of sign production and symbolism that can connect and integrate.
My work takes on different forms through the use of various materials such as bricks, cement, wood, metal, and chalk. etc. I explore the unique properties and characteristics of each material; bond with cement, form with brick, shape iron, and add geometry to harness the force of each property. To illustrate, 'Merge' utilised numerous steel pieces to form a strength, and the addition of cement texture added depth to the artwork. I express meaning through simple enigmatic forms, and my contemplation of the materials' true nature informs my artistic process. Through the installation 'Monk', I used bricks to form abstract humans that evoked the warm glow of the colour red in Buddhism. Brick appears red after undergoing heat, while also in buddhism; red reference to fire. I invite viewers to contemplate the relationship between humans and the natural world.
I investigated the patterns of social transformation and repetition through the observations of the surrounding materials to gain insights into how humans and nature interact and evolve together. 'New life' depicted a metaphor of transition as cement becomes soft and hardened and sticks things within it. The artwork's composition is striking as it combines two contrasting materials, cement, and chalk, for the active intervals between things. The cement represents the harsh, unyielding nature of life, while the chalk lines represent the ephemeral and temporary moments. The visual tension is further emphasised by the rows of connecting lives sprouting from the cement. The two opposing forces within the artwork for forming an integration and empathy, and emphasising the law of duality for shed light on many aspects of the world around me.
'Along the line', by using wood to depict a traditional landscape or village and steel to represent new construction, highlights the stark contrast between the two. The warm red colour of the wood may evoke a sense of familiarity and comfort associated with the village, while the cold, hard steel represents the new and unfamiliar. It somehow represents progress of change. These materials are often associated with construction and industrialization, and can also be seen as cold and impersonal, lacking the warmth and character of traditional materials like wood.
My works hold a sense of reverence and connection toward everyday materials and objects and retract meaning and reflection through the practice of consciousness and contemplation. I create to realise my spiritual aesthetic through seeing and understanding all that exists. My expansion toward exploring the textures, colours, and shapes found in the natural world and the ways in which humans have interacted with and influenced the environment. I seek a deep connection to the world around me and express my understanding through my art.