Emei Waterfall (Process) 峨眉飞瀑 (过程）

Creator(s)

Yi BING (HUANG Bing-Yi) 黄冰逸

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Date

2018

Format

Photograph

Exhibition Event Title

Impossible Landscapes

Date of Exhibition Event

10/13/2018 - 11/25/2018

Location of Exhibition Event

INK Studio, Chaoyang, Beijing, China

Materials

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 200m

Description

In 2018, the artist jumped from the minimal to the maximal as she moved from the microworld to the macroworld. She came to the Liu River in Sichuan, China. 峨眉 is a mountain in China. On a dry cascade, she constructed a 200-meter-long white cloth structure. The ink traces its descent along the natural vertical topographical structure. Elsewhere, she spread a massive sheet of rice paper across a mountain road, applying multiple layers of ink wash. Over time, the paper and ink were influenced by random natural factors such as gravity, wind, humidity, atmospheric pressure, condensation, rain, sunlight, and terrain. These material differences and changes are reflected in the ink. The multiple natural forces that cultivate an authentic resonance between heaven and earth. (Sources: Yan Zhou, "A History of Contemporary Chinese Art", 2020; INK studio, https://www.inkstudio.com.cn/artists/75-bingyi/; artist website: http://www.bingyi.info/works/2018-2/) (Angela Tan 28')