Smooth Handfish # (單翼合鰭躄號)

Tong's sculpture manifests as a derelict vessel, evoking maritime history and the poetics of abandonment. Constructed from layered, patinated materials, the form suggests a decaying junk or perhaps a repurposed dwelling, redolent with the textures of salvaged existence. The "sail," an ovoid form of roughly textured material bound with cordage, introduces a visual weight and implies a cessation of movement, anchoring the ethereal nature of the work. Light permeates the skeletal structure, generating nuanced shadow play that accentuates the sculpture's elegiac qualities. The fenestrated apertures hint at interior narratives, lives lived within this crumbling architecture, while the visible support structures underscore a sense of ongoing repair and adaptation. This is not simply a static object, but a crystallized moment of entropy, a meditation on ephemerality, a visual elegy rendered in rust and rope.

Created By

William Tong