LIU Ren
Inches of Time-Wave 寸光阴-浪, 2017
24K gold foil, acrylic, oil 24k金箔，丙烯，油墨
173.3 x 145.5 cm
The poet Wang Zhenbai from the late Tang Dynasty once suggested the notion of time by the verses—“An inch of time is an inch of gold.” One inch on a...
The poet Wang Zhenbai from the late Tang Dynasty once suggested the notion of time by the verses—“An inch of time is an inch of gold.” One inch on a side, all the squares foiled with gold are covered by the grainy and pixelated surface of the sea. The physical distance as measurable is applied to metaphorize the psychological distance as immeasurable.
晚唐诗人王贞白在《白鹿洞二⾸》中提出的时间概念——“一寸光阴一寸金”。刘任在一寸边长的金箔方块上覆盖经过像素化处理而呈现出颗粒感的海面，可度量的物理距离被用来暗示不可度量的心理距离。