Concrete, 2023

rebar, concrete, bamboo

For this sculpture, the topic was about “hold/holding”. It can be holding physically or emotionally. I was thinking about the strong materials at first. Concrete and bamboo are two things that I think of and have seen often in the past. When I see them I think of the unfinished skyscraper and the bamboo forest at my grandmother's house. And to put them together is also to emphasize the strength of the bamboo. The pattern of the hand itself has the feeling of holding, and I can hang some objects on it. I can also use this concrete pillar as a base for a small plant.