平衡仪轨
Equilibrium Ritual
平衡装置，秤，石头，松果，松枝，绳，金箔
Kinetic balance device, steelyard, stone, pine, rope, scale, gold foil, 2025
Several sets of traditional long-beam scales are suspended among the woods. On the left side of each scale, small stone Mani piles are placed, while on the right side, natural forest elements such as pinecones and pine branches serve as counterweights to balance the Mani piles. Through repeated adjustments of the natural objects‘ weight, the scales eventually reach a delicate state of equilibrium. The work explores the Tibetan philosophy of ”symbiosis between humans and nature.“ The Mani piles, as symbolic representations of human spirituality, engage in a dialogue with the untamed wildness of pinecones and branches: only when the weight of human faith (left) and the vitality of nature (right) are in balance can true harmony be achieved.
将用于称量的杆秤挂于林间，秤的左边放置小型石头玛尼堆，右边则使用松果、松枝等森林天然物替代秤砣对玛尼堆进行称量，通过反复调整自然物的重量，使秤杆最终达到一种微妙的平衡状态。 作品试图探讨藏地文化中“人与自然共生”的哲学。玛尼堆作为人类精神的具象化符号，与纯粹野性的松果、枝条形成对话：当人为的信仰（左）与自然的生命力（右）重量相当时，二者方能构成和谐。
将用于称量的杆秤挂于林间，秤的左边放置小型石头玛尼堆，右边则使用松果、松枝等森林天然物替代秤砣对玛尼堆进行称量，通过反复调整自然物的重量，使秤杆最终达到一种微妙的平衡状态。 作品试图探讨藏地文化中“人与自然共生”的哲学。玛尼堆作为人类精神的具象化符号，与纯粹野性的松果、枝条形成对话：当人为的信仰（左）与自然的生命力（右）重量相当时，二者方能构成和谐。
Potatso Art Residency
During my residency research in Potatso, I noticed that, because of the region’s Tibetan Buddhist traditions, there are many mani stone piles scattered throughout Potatso and its surrounding areas. These carefully stacked stones are balanced like small pyramids. Originally used as markers or protective objects, they gradually evolved into structures for offering and prayer. Each stone represents the recitation of a scripture, becoming a material expression of merit accumulated by believers.
What impressed me was not only the deep spiritual devotion of the Potatso region, but also the exceptional state of its forests. Local people protect the natural environment with great care and live in harmony with the beings of the forest, creating a rare balance between belief and nature. For this reason, all the materials used in this work were sourced locally: six steelyards were purchased at a local market; the stones for the mani pile were collected from forest streams and the Niru area; and the pinecones and branches were gathered from the primeval forests of Potatso.
在普达措的驻地实际考察中我发现，由于当地的藏传佛教信仰，普达措及周边区域内有许多“玛尼堆”。这些堆砌起来的石头像金字塔一样平衡摆放，最初作为路标或者镇邪之物，后来演变成用于供奉和祈祷的装置。每一块石头都代表着念诵一遍经文，是信徒们积累功德实物表现。除了普达措地区非常的虔诚信仰，本地的森林也保护得极好，本地人自发的保护自然环境，与林中生灵和谐共处，信仰和自然在此地达到了一种平衡的状态。因此本作品制作中，全部就地取材：六杆秤购于当地市场，玛尼堆石头拾于林中小溪和尼汝地区，松果和树枝取于普达措原始森林中。
What impressed me was not only the deep spiritual devotion of the Potatso region, but also the exceptional state of its forests. Local people protect the natural environment with great care and live in harmony with the beings of the forest, creating a rare balance between belief and nature. For this reason, all the materials used in this work were sourced locally: six steelyards were purchased at a local market; the stones for the mani pile were collected from forest streams and the Niru area; and the pinecones and branches were gathered from the primeval forests of Potatso.
在普达措的驻地实际考察中我发现，由于当地的藏传佛教信仰，普达措及周边区域内有许多“玛尼堆”。这些堆砌起来的石头像金字塔一样平衡摆放，最初作为路标或者镇邪之物，后来演变成用于供奉和祈祷的装置。每一块石头都代表着念诵一遍经文，是信徒们积累功德实物表现。除了普达措地区非常的虔诚信仰，本地的森林也保护得极好，本地人自发的保护自然环境，与林中生灵和谐共处，信仰和自然在此地达到了一种平衡的状态。因此本作品制作中，全部就地取材：六杆秤购于当地市场，玛尼堆石头拾于林中小溪和尼汝地区，松果和树枝取于普达措原始森林中。
Hiking and collecting materials inside the Potatso national park
EXHIBITION IN THE FOREST
A chipmunk living in a tree near the exhibition site loved to join in the fun. For the artwork was a balancing structure, the little fella really enjoyed swinging on it.
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