From the inspired reading of _The Poetics of Space_ by Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962), in which building parts are carefully examined psychologically and revered intimately. I use ‘steps’ as the subject and apply it in his manner of investigations on a sculpture. To express a thought, an outdoor staircase waiting to be climbed to the roof is diametrically different from the one buried in a dungeon with little to no daylight.

 This work is an attempt to explore on the senses when a person is confronted with an archetype inherently imbued with antagonistic values.

Bachelard's Steps

An imaginary city with architecture and sceneries that are so exciting and familiar on social media of contemporary age.

City Glorious

Through memories of central Paris, France - its buildings, monuments and streetscapes, I am reconstructing them on a prescribed horizon. By showing these architectonic elements in glorious three dimensionality whilst suppressing others, the work is a personal interpretation of the city. 

Between space and time, it might help generate narratives that strike a chord with audiences. However, there are negations within familiarity on this work. The cityspace is only partially represented. By exploring on the artwork, viewers may make connections with their experiences or reflect upon their own living environs.

Footprints | 48°51’12”N, 2°20’56”E

Through memories of central London, England – its buildings, monuments and streetscapes, I am reconstructing them on a prescribed horizon. By showing these architectonic elements in three dimensionality whilst suppressing others, the work is a personal interpretation of the city. Between space and time, it might help generate narratives that strike a chord with individuals. However, there are negations within familiarity on this work, the cityscape is only partially represented. Viewers may make connections or reflect upon their own environs.

Footprints | 51°30’28”N, 0°7’40”W

Good architects are poets. All climbers are poets by nature of their pursuits; they simply recite to themselves.

The body and soul are in action. The heart is racing to perform its due diligence; every decision to ascend or descend requires shrewd thinking.

The artist can only immerse in their acts by sampling their roller-coaster heart beats, and sketching their BPMs on the collage papers.

This work pays homage to the Messner Mountain Museum and its architect, Zaha Hadid (1950-2016), who completed the building in 2015.

Logic of Defiance

This paper collage and painted sculpture is a tribute to the _Teatro del Mondo_ by Aldo Rossi (1931-97). Dramas and other performances were held in this floating theatre amid journeys throughout the Venice Biennale, 1979-80\. The architect used the discourse of travelling and stage to signify life journeys for his passengers. This sculpture examines the duality of realism and fantasy through the toy-like theatre, much like the great tradition of modern Italian cinema.

Other than Venice, showboats could be found along the major rivers of the US and the waterways of southeast Asia in the past. 

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