Becoming

From First Breath to The Source, my third work Becoming (化) carries the quiet unfolding of transformation — where it suggests change itself gives rise to all things.

This installation draws from Daoist philosophy, presenting a dialogue between stone, iron wire, and sand. Each material embodies a different quality: the stone represents timelessness and the grounding force of nature; the iron wire carries the presence of the industrial, rigid yet subject to rust and decay; the sand reflects fragility and transformation, shifting endlessly with each touch.

The work is arranged in the manner of a Karesansui (dry landscape garden), but unlike a static Zen Garden, the sand here is not fixed. Viewers are invited to interact with the piece by raking the sand. In doing so, they encounter interruptions, where stones and wires that block, divert, or break the flow of lines. These interruptions are not failures, but part of the experiences of the reality: paths bend, patterns dissolve, and new traces emerge to suggest infinite changes and transformation.

The installation highlights that the meaning of “Dao” does not lie in the objects themselves, but in the flow of relations between things. It is not the stone, wire, or sand alone, but their interaction with each other and with the participant’s gesture. The traces left behind, whether smooth, broken, or irregular become visible marks of impermanence, of the shifting balance between yin and yang, fullness and emptiness, being and non-being.

Rather than presenting a fixed composition, the work unfolds through participation. It resists control, instead allowing beauty to arise from chance, interruption, and transformation. In this way, it follows the Daoist principle of wu wei (无为): not forcing, but letting the natural process reveal itself.