“hurt, heart, but never break”
han yun liang solo exhibition at gallery MARUNI, Kobe
2020.11.21(Sat.)~28(Sat.)
This year because of the global pandemic, the world changes hugely. As one of the living creatures, I am facing closely too, both physically and mentally. And yet, even in this situation I feel that we all have various problems and worries in our lives.
To me, as a Taiwanese, the pandemic and my identity are the same thing. How so? One may ask, it is because in an extreme way of thinking, I see death in both of them. However, this feeling of fear and worries is somehow soften through the process of making. I feel that as living and working closely to the nature and touch the earth, they become part of me.
Earth is like my naked self. What I am doing and my works are the reflections of myself, which always teach me many things. I can also find my vulnerability and fear in clay. It feels like the earth knows my fragility, characters, and emotions, and she has the power and freedom to embrace me all, and all the living creatures as well. I wish I could become like her one day.
Including me, people who have this emotions of fear and worries, if one could find my work as a possible path to communicate with him or herself, I would be glad. In this exhibition at gallery MARUNI, I’m trying to discover more about the clay and her expression; this not only offers the chance for me to find out deeper connections with earth, but also an opportunity to share with the viewers to look for their inner lights.
