The village under the wings of a bird is a boat on the sandbar
2023
Materials:Feathers, generators, sand, transparent tiles, old windows, 3D printing accessories, scanning electron microscope images, etc.
The Qujiang River flows from west to east through Chuanchang Village in Longyou County, Zhejiang Province, China. Over time, sediment carried by the river accumulated here, forming sandbars and mudflats. The rich nutrients within the sediment sustained the local ecosystem, making Chuanchang Village and its surrounding area an important stopover site along migratory bird routes. At certain points in history, however, river sand also became an important resource for urban construction. Large-scale sand extraction, followed by river management, dredging, and modification, gradually altered the Qujiang River’s original form. As sandbars and mudflats continued to diminish, the birds and other forms of life that depended on these habitats were also confronted with new conditions.
River sand shaped the fate of the village and altered the fate of the migratory birds that stop here.
I collected wild goose feathers scattered along the riverbank and used them to make a wind-powered generator, which I installed on a rooftop. When the wind moves the feathers, the electricity generated causes a single grain of river sand, suspended from a fine thread inside the exhibition space, to tremble gently. Through wind and bird feathers, the work reawakens a grain of matter that once shaped this land.
鸟翼下的村子是沙洲上的船
2023
材质：鸿雁羽毛，发电机，沙，透明瓦，旧窗户，3d打印配件等
衢江自西向东流经中国浙江省龙游县船厂村。漫长的时间里，河流携带泥沙在此沉积，形成沙洲与滩涂。泥沙中丰富的营养物质滋养了当地的自然生态。船厂村及其周边区域因此成为候鸟迁徙路线中的重要停歇地。但在一些特殊的历史阶段，河沙也成为城市建设中的重要资源。大规模采挖以及后续的河道治理、清淤与改造，逐渐改变了衢江原有的形态。沙洲与滩涂不断减少，依赖这些环境生活的鸟类和其他生命，也随之面对新的变化。
河沙塑造了村子的命运，也改变了候鸟停留于此的命运。
我收集散落于河岸的大雁羽毛，将其制作成风力发电装置并安置于屋顶。当风吹动羽毛，产生的电能会驱动展厅内一粒悬挂于细丝上的河沙轻微震动。用风和鸟羽，重新唤起一粒曾经塑造这片土地的物质。
The Old House On Seed
2023
Materials:Paper mulberry, weeds, bird droppings, fluorescent lamps, automatic sprayers, etc.
Paper mulberry is one of the few tree species capable of growing spontaneously and eventually becoming a large tree within densely populated urban areas. Its seeds are dispersed through bird droppings, yet in environments heavily covered by concrete, asphalt, and landscaping projects, only a very small number are able to enter the soil and continue growing. Most paper mulberry trees survive only briefly in cracks in walls, ruins, riverbanks, and neglected vacant spaces.
In Longyou County, I collected paper mulberry seeds from bird droppings found on the surfaces of artificial structures built on a river sandbank. I then broke open the floor of a house built in 1966 and replanted these long-dormant seeds into soil that had been sealed for more than half a century.
I connected an automatic irrigation system to an outdoor air-conditioning unit, continuously collecting the condensed water produced by the system to irrigate these plants.
种子上的旧屋
2023
材质：构树、杂草、鸟类粪便、日光灯、自动喷雾器等
构树是少数能够在人口密集区域自行生长并最终长成大型乔木的植物之一。它们的种子随着鸟粪传播，但在被水泥、柏油与绿化工程高度覆盖的环境中，真正能够进入土壤并持续生长的个体始终极少。大多数构树只能短暂生长于墙缝、废墟、河滩与被遗忘的空地之中。我在龙游县沙洲的人造建筑表面收集鸟粪中的构树种子，并凿开一座建于1966年的房屋地面，将这些长期未能萌发的种子重新种植于尘封半个世纪的泥土之中。我将自动喷淋系统与空调外机连接，持续收集空调产生的冷凝水，用于灌溉这些植物。
Bird Hoe
2023
Materials:Wooden sticks, 3D printed skulls, etc.
From a longer time scale, many behaviors such as bird dispersal of plant seeds, nest building, and predation are subtly shaping the landscape. To me, every bird is a flying hoe.I scanned and enlarged the skull of a heron and combined it with tree sticks to form a hoe.
鸟 锄
2023
材质：3D打印头骨、树棍等
从更长的时间尺度上看，鸟类传播植物种子、筑巢、捕食等诸多行为都在潜移默化的塑造着地貌。每一只鸟都是一把飞行的锄。我捡到一只喙部受过严重损伤并愈合了的鹭鸟头骨，我将其3D扫描并放大打印，与树棍一起组成了一把锄头。
