Installation
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Plane Tree Mantra
2014 Ink on plane tree Dimensions variable FIAC at Jardin des Plantes National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France Presented by Mor Charpentier Photo courtesy of National Museum of Natural History, Paris, Bruno Jay, Frédéric Dubos, Marc Domage, Mor Charpentier, Takeshi Sugiura, and Olivia de Smedt Link As an in-situ intervention, Charwei Tsai inscribed the…
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Spiral Incense Mantra
2014 Installation of ink on spiral incenses 150cm each The Heart Sutra is inscribed on spiral incenses, commonly seen in traditional Buddhist temples in Asia. The incenses for this installation are custom-made by a family-owned incense factory, currently run by the third generation in Tainan, one of the oldest regions in the south of Taiwan.…
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Driftwood
2011 Black ink on driftwood Dimensions variable The Heart Sutra, a Buddhist text on the ephemeral is written in Chinese calligraphy on driftwood that were collected after a Typhoon (tropical storm in the region) in Taiwan. The final passage in this text describes moving forward towards the other side of shore where wisdom resides. The…
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Feather Project
2011 Black ink on feathers and a circular mirror 2 meters The installation is composed of a pile of scripted white feathers resting on a circular mirror. The texts on the feathers are phrases from Sufi poetry that read not only as romantic songs to a lover, but also symbolically celebrates the relationship between God…
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Butterfly Project
Charwei TSAI Butterfly Project 2010 60 blessings written on rice paper with 60 butterflies 30x50cm Private collection 60 butterflies with 60 handwritten notes, each with a blessing from Sufi poems dedicated to love and unity.
