ZHANG Ruyi｜Public Art
废墟的影子｜Shadow of Ruins
瀫石光·艺术生态走廊, 龙游 中国
Hu Shi Guang Art Eco Site, Longyou China
The sculpture "Shadow of Ruins" is situated in Cuiguangyan Village, Xiaonanhai Town, with a collapsed and deserted old house as the base structure, and with the help of weeds and moss crawling all over the walls, it seems that the traces of artificiality are about to be completely submerged in the broken walls, and a plant form with some reflections and metallic texture is about to "grow". The original shape is taken from the wilted plants that the artist has collected and preserved for many years. Due to its unique beauty brought about by its wilting in the humid urban environment, this type of plant, native to the arid desert, has been "transplanted" into this location. The water-depleted plant, like an ancient remnant, reflects the actual remnants of the house. It is a re-reading of an invisible, abandoned thing that serves as a bridge between the past and the future—a replication of memory.
30 November 2023
