Background and Description: The Architect represents a study of morphology that explores structural forms found in Mother Nature. The termites that construct massive pyramids, the bees that build hexagonal grid honeycombs with beeswax, and the Chinese penduline tits that create suspended nests with plant fibers are deemed as the architects of the animal kingdom. Similarly, human architects, despite their profound creativity, must adhere to the basic logic of materials, dimensions, and structural principles, which is no different from the way crystals form. While humans are busily constructing, their skeletal systems are also being built, following principles similar to those used in mining. Even before humans invented spiral staircases, ancient Turritella had already internally developed this complex structure. Spiders had been netting long before humans invented radial road systems. The structure of tree branches maximizes their ability to withstand external forces such as gravity and wind, and the angles and positions between branches and trunks are often intricately designed. Crystals, composed of atoms, molecules, or ions arranged in a specific pattern, showcase symmetry and regularity in their structures. Whether it's pyrite or specularite, both boast stunning architectural designs. All of this is gathered on the column structure, unlabeled, leaving the object anonymous, allowing people to guess its identity and origin.

Composition

This artwork brings together various "architectural structures" found in Mother Nature, including but not limited to:

Animals:

Various Bird Nests, Different Types of Beehives, Ant Nests, Cross-sections of Cow Bones, Seashells, Corals, Sea Urchin Shells, etc

Plants:

Pods of Yunnan Eye Beans, Fruits of Hazelnut Trees, Walnut Shells, Pulp of Loofahs, Maple Balls, Fruits of Baike Trees, Sunflower Flowerheads, Annual Rings of Flame Coral Tree, etc.

Minerals:

Amethyst Cave, Quartz Cave, Fluorite, Pyrite, Epidote, Cassiterite, Guangdong Specularite, Wheel Ore, Stibnite Crystal Cluster, etc.