Nurturer or Nourished
“Nurturer or Nourished”
Shuo Phoebe Li
2024
Ceramic, Performance
45 x 55 x 120 cm (height x width x depth)
Video Link
https://youtu.be/bcz0yqoQaA0?si=dUfoohRI31QLlmMR
The work draws inspiration from an intimate and secretive habit of mine : On sleepless nights, I find myself tangling my hair—a ritual that soothes my restlessness and lulls me into sleep. This repetitive action serves as a meditative dialogue, prompting me to reflect on the intricate relationship between my body and my hair.
Am I merely the source, the fertile ground nourishing these strands whose roots are buried in the soil of my flesh? Or does the hair, with its seemingly autonomous agency, possess the power to pacify, to exert control over me? The work explores this symbiotic yet paradoxical dynamic, where the boundaries between the giver and the receiver, the nurturer and the nurtured, begin to blur.
Shuo Phoebe Li
2024
Ceramic, Performance
45 x 55 x 120 cm (height x width x depth)
Video Link
https://youtu.be/bcz0yqoQaA0?si=dUfoohRI31QLlmMR
The work draws inspiration from an intimate and secretive habit of mine : On sleepless nights, I find myself tangling my hair—a ritual that soothes my restlessness and lulls me into sleep. This repetitive action serves as a meditative dialogue, prompting me to reflect on the intricate relationship between my body and my hair.
Am I merely the source, the fertile ground nourishing these strands whose roots are buried in the soil of my flesh? Or does the hair, with its seemingly autonomous agency, possess the power to pacify, to exert control over me? The work explores this symbiotic yet paradoxical dynamic, where the boundaries between the giver and the receiver, the nurturer and the nurtured, begin to blur.
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