Artist's statement

Clay nurtures lives; and also buries and decays lives. It also records the cycle of perpetuation and perish in lives. God created man with a handful of soil and a blow of His breath; but if we analyze analyse it from the scientific point of view, our body is composed of just a few types of chemical elements. How does a body made up of materials turn out to have desires, passions and pursuits in of the soul? Are all these but the results of the interactions of materials? Are memories and longings just the sparkles of chains of chemical reactions? In Yim's my ceramic and mixed media works, she I showed her my concern and exploration about the triangular relationship between clay, material and lives.

The dynamics of a love affair

Porcelain, metal and flax50cm (L) x 102cm (W) x 208cm (H), 2006

The work explores the action, reaction, balance and subtle psychological reflectionsbetween the two sexes.

The touch of tenderness #1, #2

Porcelain and fire sand,
#1: 30cm (L) x 30cm (W) x 135cm (H)
#2: 45cm (L) x 150cm (W) x 95cm (H), 2007

The feeling of tenderness glittered in the light wings of a butterfly.

Life goes #1, #2

Stoneware,
#1: 14cm (L) x 14cm (W) x 20cm (H)
#2: 14cm (L) x 16cm (W) x 26cm (H), 2007

Existence and perishability counteract and interact with one and other – this is the way life goes.

Tea for two

Terracotta, Teapot: 24cm (L) x 35.5cm (W) x 34cm (H), Cups: 11-12cm (L) x 11-12cm (W) x 6.5cm (H)

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