
ZHANG Ruyi
As a sort of common material for building and decorating, ceramic tiles are often present to the washroom and the kitchen. Washroom is absolutely a private space which only belongs to a single person at a time, while kitchen is open, where more opportunities for communication and interaction can be evoked. By a generous laying of ceramic tiles integrated to some of the particular works in this exhibition, the artist calls attention to a nostalgic experience among the audience. However, its grid-shaped texture on the surface is vitally interrelated with the artist’s graphic works in the early days.
瓷砖作为一种常见装饰材料,通常出现在厕所与厨房。厕所是属于个人的绝对私密空间,然而厨房是开放的,能够触发诸多交流契机的地方。是次展览中,艺术家通过大量瓷砖的铺设,与具体的作品相结合,唤起观者对于家庭/住宅空间的怀旧情绪。而其栅格状的肌理亦与艺术家早期的平面创作息息相关。