Charwei Tsai
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J’en Rêve
Black ink on fresh tofu and iris 50 cm x 20cm New York, USA Courtesy of the artist J’en Rêve Fondation Cartier, Paris, France. June 24 – October 9, 2005 Curators:Hervé Chandès, Hélène Kelmachter, and Leanne Sacramone. Notes: This piece marks the beginning of the Mantra Series where I wrote a Buddhist scripture about the…
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Frog Mantra
Photograph 90 x 60cm Photo of the frog by John Netherton The Heart Sutra was written on a photograph of a frog.
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Lovely Daze -Issue 1
Lovely Daze is a collection of artists’ writings and artworks published twice a year in limited editions. The first issue, “a day in New York when nothing happens,” is divided into three sections based on the different mental states that make up the artists’ day: dream, reality, and daze. Prompted by my experience living and…
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Mushroom Mantra
Installation Dimensions variable In Mushroom Mantra, the artist writes the Heart Sutra, a Buddhist text that she has memorized since growing up in Taiwan, in Chinese calligraphy on fresh mushrooms. The characters of the text on the Buddhist notion of impermanence decays and transforms with the natural texture of the mushrooms. The work uses an…
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Tofu Mantra
2 minutes Video In Tofu Mantra, the artist writes the Heart Sutra, a Buddhist text that the artist has memorized since growing up in Taiwan, in Chinese calligraphy on a fresh block of tofu. The characters of the text on the Buddhist notion of impermanence decays and transforms with the natural texture of the tofu.…
