Textile
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A Temple, A Shrine, A Mosque, A Church
A Temple, A Shrine, A Mosque, A Church Series, 2022 Gold ink on hand-woven mats by craftswomen from Al Ghadeer, Abu Dhabi 300cm x 5 pieces (orange), 150cm x 4 pieces (green), 150cm x 4 pieces (purple) Commissioned by Art Dubai, UAE Special thanks to Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez and Al Ghadeer UAE Crafts in my soul…
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Touching the Earth
Touching the Earth I & II 觸碰⼤大地 2022 Hand-woven ikat textile made with hand-spun cotton yarn and plant-based dye from Sumba, Indonesia In collaboration with Alia Swastika & Nency Dwi Ratna The remote island of Sumba in Indonesia is known for its warp ikat, a traditional tie dyeing and weaving technique. An Indonesian curator Alia…
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Coming Together
Coming Together, 2022 Hand-woven and hand-embroidered textile made with hand-spun nettle yarn and shoulang yam dye 200x300cm In collaboration with Bulaubulau community, Yilan, Taiwan Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Japanese colonizers imposed the “five year aboriginal policy” (五年理蕃計劃), which banned tattooing on the face and restricted traditional weaving. Therefore, the knowledge of…
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Ndewa & Hamanangu Series
Ndewa & Hamanangu Series, 2021 In collaboration with Alia Swastika and Nency Dwi Ratna Ikat textile woven with hand-spun cotton yarn, hand made, sourced plant-based dye from indigo, morinda, and turmeric from Sumba 124x265cm each piece Ndewa & Hamanangu, is a series of ikat textiles made in collaboration with a young weaver Nency Dwi Ratna…
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Kalachakra
In collaboration with Khorolsuren Dagvajantsan & Tsaschikher Tsagaankhuu A pair of hand-crafted and embroidered felt from Mongolia 180cm in diameter each Commissioned by Live Forever Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan “We Mongolians have been nomads with a long-standing nomadic culture throughout history. But today, with the rapid development of science and technology, people are shifting to a…
