Momentary Grace
Feb 28 - Mar 31, 2018
Haiton Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Last night I dreamed I was giving birth. My belly was huge, swollen under a tan, tight-fitting dress, and my water had just broken. There wasn’t much pain. No anxiety either. If anything I was irritated by the absence of the father to my child. My own father was there though, he had no idea what to do. We got in a taxi and headed for the hospital. At the entrance I realized I had forgotten to make an appointment for C-section: this womb was cut open a few years back and could not withstand the pressure of natural births, so I’d been told. My father was clueless. He disappeared into the back of a guestroom. I had to talk to a nurse with my pulsing belly to arrange an operation. A doctor and a room are available, she said, quite a prestigious obstetrician too. Grace tends to fall upon me when things are going to shit. I felt a lingering sorrow waking up, wondering where the hell the father to my child was.
–Fathers 08082017
–Fathers 08082017
Momentary Grace (installation, Haiton Art, Taipei, Taiwan)
Momentary Grace (installation, Haiton Art, Taipei, Taiwan)
yes i would
cut insulation mat
cut insulation mat
fathers
aluminum framed inkjet print on archival paper: photo of a photo of a collage compiled from printed photos
aluminum framed inkjet print on archival paper: photo of a photo of a collage compiled from printed photos
fathers
polyester resin, cardboard
polyester resin, cardboard
sunshine v
fabric, masking tape
fabric, masking tape
while sleeping
primer on carboard soaked under flood water, fiberglass, polyester resin, plaster on bamboo chopsticks
primer on carboard soaked under flood water, fiberglass, polyester resin, plaster on bamboo chopsticks
sunshine vi
pigment and latex on paper, cardboard, inkjet print, glazed ceramics
pigment and latex on paper, cardboard, inkjet print, glazed ceramics
the moment never came
fiberglass, polyester resin, masking tape
fiberglass, polyester resin, masking tape
empty holes
traced and cut vinyl
traced and cut vinyl
eva
stoneware, glaze
11 x 7 x 7 in
stoneware, glaze
11 x 7 x 7 in
nothing can touch us
beach rock, paper clay, bisqued stoneware, insulation mat
beach rock, paper clay, bisqued stoneware, insulation mat
something pretty
epoxy clay, steel wire mesh used to burn paper money for the dead
epoxy clay, steel wire mesh used to burn paper money for the dead
pointing back to you
newspaper pulp, resin, plaster, foam, plastic
newspaper pulp, resin, plaster, foam, plastic
only just met (detail)
wire, string, plastic, plaster, resin, fiberglass
wire, string, plastic, plaster, resin, fiberglass
a pregnant mind
found ceramics, cement
found ceramics, cement
fathers
short story based on a real dream, printed on card stock to take away
short story based on a real dream, printed on card stock to take away
same as you
wire, silicone, inkjet print, polyester resin, fiberglass, permanent ink
wire, silicone, inkjet print, polyester resin, fiberglass, permanent ink
whyarewefighting
earthenware, manganese clay, found foam by the beach, wire, paper, baker's decorative ribbon, resin
earthenware, manganese clay, found foam by the beach, wire, paper, baker's decorative ribbon, resin
no longer shaped like a heart
hand-carved wooden dowel, plywood, raw terra cotta, oyster shell, gauze, latex, thread
hand-carved wooden dowel, plywood, raw terra cotta, oyster shell, gauze, latex, thread
Momentary Grace (installation, Haiton Art, Taipei, Taiwan)
Photos ©I-Hsuen Chen