Nature Through a Glass
REFLEXION•Mar 08, 2025 — Apr 12, 2025
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REFLEXION is pleased to announce the presentation of the exhibition Nature Through a Glass灵石、赤天与铜炉 curated by curator DAI Xiyun on March 8th, 2025, which will present a series of works from four artists: TANG Han, XIE Qun, YAN Dafu, and ZHANG Hua.
Nature as the Fashioner of Creatures
Nature materializes and forms. Sinologist Edward H. Schafer posited that the Tang concept of the fashioner of creatures referred to an abstract principle of nature or an immanent creative force, distinct from the Western theological Creator and the holistic design. This force or principle underscores the craft of nature. It shapes existence through material transmutation and by navigating the flux of energy. Particularly in the literary tradition of travelogues, the prevalence of such a force or principle of nature manifests often in the awe of a traveller who is no less bewildered by unfathomable natural phenomena in the south. While seeking rational explanations, the...More
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Nature Through a Glass
REFLEXION•Mar 08, 2025 — Apr 12, 2025
Press Release
REFLEXION is pleased to announce the presentation of the exhibition Nature Through a Glass灵石、赤天与铜炉 curated by curator DAI Xiyun on March 8th, 2025, which will present a series of works from four artists: TANG Han, XIE Qun, YAN Dafu, and ZHANG Hua.
Nature as the Fashioner of Creatures
Nature materializes and forms. Sinologist Edward H. Schafer posited that the Tang concept of the fashioner of creatures referred to an abstract principle of nature or an immanent creative force, distinct from the Western theological Creator and the holistic design. This force or principle underscores the craft of nature. It shapes existence through material transmutation and by navigating the flux of energy. Particularly in the literary tradition of travelogues, the prevalence of such a force or principle of nature manifests often in the awe of a traveller who is no less bewildered by unfathomable natural phenomena in the south. While seeking rational explanations, the...More