Rose Petals
My artwork: Handmade Royal porcelain rose petals (made in 2014), is an exploration of the concept of 'in-betweenness' between my homeland Taiwan and second-homeland Britain, between the East and the West. By reflecting on my experiences of living away from my homeland, I gain a clearer perspective on the culture in which I grew up. This cross-cultural experience provides a platform to ask questions about my cultural identity, and how I can express and communicate my experience of 'in-betweenness'—a state where I can find balance and resilience to cope with the challenges of living between two cultures.
My ceramic practice, I engage in a meditative process, using the tips of my thumbs and forefingers to create tiny, careful movements. These actions represent my own small voice and the delicate balance between pressing and pushing, inhaling and exhaling. Each small porcelain fingerprint embodies a reconstruction of my cultural identity, symbolizing the intimate and personal nature of this exploration.
By referencing cherry blossoms and gender issue (Blue and Pink colour) through the use of pink color, my artwork evokes a sense of beauty, transience, and cultural symbolism. Additionally, this piece investigates the interplay between material culture, particularly the relationship between plastic and ceramics, highlighting how these two materials influence each other. Through this exploration, my work emphasizes the ongoing negotiation of identity and cultural exchange in a globalized world.Firing at different temperatures (1000 to 1230 degrees) to achieve variations in the pink color adds another layer of complexity and depth to my work. It not only highlights the material's properties but also mirrors the theme of 'in-betweenness' by showing how subtle changes can lead to different outcomes.
Using the eight plastic tubes in my artwork to symbolize the eight-hour time difference between Britain and Taiwan during the summer. This choice could effectively highlight the literal and metaphorical distance between the two cultures and emphasize the sense of disconnection or in-betweenness that I explore in my work. The time gap is a way to represent how, even though the two places are connected, there is a persistent separation that affects daily life, communication, and cultural experience. It's a way to bring attention to the themes of time, space, and the complexities of cross-cultural identity.
My ceramic practice, I engage in a meditative process, using the tips of my thumbs and forefingers to create tiny, careful movements. These actions represent my own small voice and the delicate balance between pressing and pushing, inhaling and exhaling. Each small porcelain fingerprint embodies a reconstruction of my cultural identity, symbolizing the intimate and personal nature of this exploration.
By referencing cherry blossoms and gender issue (Blue and Pink colour) through the use of pink color, my artwork evokes a sense of beauty, transience, and cultural symbolism. Additionally, this piece investigates the interplay between material culture, particularly the relationship between plastic and ceramics, highlighting how these two materials influence each other. Through this exploration, my work emphasizes the ongoing negotiation of identity and cultural exchange in a globalized world.Firing at different temperatures (1000 to 1230 degrees) to achieve variations in the pink color adds another layer of complexity and depth to my work. It not only highlights the material's properties but also mirrors the theme of 'in-betweenness' by showing how subtle changes can lead to different outcomes.
Using the eight plastic tubes in my artwork to symbolize the eight-hour time difference between Britain and Taiwan during the summer. This choice could effectively highlight the literal and metaphorical distance between the two cultures and emphasize the sense of disconnection or in-betweenness that I explore in my work. The time gap is a way to represent how, even though the two places are connected, there is a persistent separation that affects daily life, communication, and cultural experience. It's a way to bring attention to the themes of time, space, and the complexities of cross-cultural identity.
