SUSTENANCE
The most commonly used bowl in Lai Chi Wo Hakka village
Nature extends its creativity in the art, as well as invasion, of humans.
Local plant reflects the geographic presence & physicality of the land. Daily life objects found in that area create the narrative / content of the work.
Giving us energy to maintain life, rice is our everyday basic grain. We have to be humble to appreciate every basic food we have.
A bowl is shaped like a pair of hands scooping up water. It is the simplest kind of eating utensil in everyday life. When we use a bowl, we use our hands to pick it up and hold it. This has not changed over thousands of years.
The glaze applied to this work is mixed with the ashes of husks of Lai Chi Wo rice and acacia wood from Hong Kong.