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SEASIDE ABODE
Reverberations of Roots in Shengshan
What exactly is home? Perhaps a house, perhaps hot food on the table, perhaps aimless footsteps, or perhaps the view outside the window. Shengshan Island has witnessed many stories in the ebb and flow of tides. Amidst the impermanence like tides, what is it that binds together the lives on this island? The meaning of “home” transcends time and space, not just a physical form, but also contains a spiritual dimension.
Nominee for the “Hello Zhoushan” International Installation Design Competition
2023
Inspired by the vacant houses covered in vines, this installation is situated in an uninhabited village. Wooden stakes are inserted into the beach with the walls woven from fishing nets. The fishing net walls on one hand reminisce the past, and on the other hand foresee the future inhabitation of marine life. As time passes by, microorganisms and plants will cling onto it, and the colors will fade for the installation to eventually return to nature. At the center is a huge dining table half-sunk into the beach, as if awaiting the return of owners. Will the long-lost footsteps approach again? The installation seeks a sense of belonging in flux – in the river of time, the meaning of “home” is no longer just houses, but the bond of all memories.