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0:52 The Little Figure with a Silver Ingot Joint — Donghai Guan From Liuli China Museum
The series takes “mortise and tenon” as its core language, exploring the creative relationship and spiritual symbolism within human acts of construction. Originally an ancient structural technique, the mortise and tenon’s function is connection—yet here, it transcends craftsmanship to become a spiritual metaphor for understanding the “structure of humanity.” It points to the poetic and creative power inherent in human construction—our way of exploring the world and shaping the self.
“The Little Figure with a Silver Ingot Joint” is a composition based on human figures, with the central silver tenon—a structural element commonly found in bridges and other architectural constructions—reflecting humanity’s creative engagement with architectural design.