Don't Worry Lake
'Mo Chou' means Don't worry', but it is also the name of a lake in Nanjing City . A girl who lived in Qi Dynasty 1700 years ago was also named Mo Chou. Coming from a poor family, she sells herself for her father's funeral, and marries someone in Nanjing . She commits suicide in this lake since her unhappy life.
Here in the installation, the Chinese scholar rock is cut as a geometric abstract sculpture put in the centre of the space. All the cut-off pieces are installed on the wall, and there is a path for blind people along the wall. The blind can follow this path touching the surface of the rocks on the wall. At the same time, a waterfall is falling from the ceiling and hits the sculpture making a big sound. After many years, the sculpture becomes another Chinese scholar rock.
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