Wa 媧

Year: 2024

Dimensions: 100 x 100 x 95 cm, the extension to the wall is adjustable.

Media: ceramic, gold leaf, copper foil, hemp rope

A matrilineal creation myth crafted from human stories found in various cultures. Drawing inspiration from the Venus of Willendorf as the archetype of the creator, referencing Nuwa's creation of humans from clay, the Circe witch in the Odyssey transforming men into animals with magic wine, and the story of the Gorgon Medusa with snake hair turning those who gaze upon her into stone. In her hands, the rope used for whipping clay can spray milk, with the hammer at the end bearing the likeness of Cupid, resembling the figure of the Golden Whip Saint. The Golden Whip Saint is a Taoist ritual implement, featuring a serpent-headed handle and a whip woven from hemp, symbolizing Nuwa's traversal of boundaries and the catalyst for life.

 

年代:2024

尺寸:100 x 100 x 95 公分,延伸到牆上部分依場地調整

媒材:陶、金箔、銅箔、麻繩

 

綜合各文化傳說的人類故事創造的母系造物神話。以「維倫多夫的維納斯」為造物主原型,參考女媧鞭泥造人、奧德賽中的喀爾克女巫以魔酒將男性變成動物、蛇髮女妖梅杜莎將注視她的人石化的故事。她手中鞭泥用的繩索能噴射乳汁,尾端接著有愛神邱比特形象的鎚頭,施展起來彷彿金鞭聖者。金鞭聖者是道教神格化的法器,有蛇頭握柄、用麻編織的鞭子,這些象徵意義結合成女媧穿梭結界、激發生命的法器。