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2:05 Happy Excursion — Zhenning Li From Liuli China Museum
Multidimensional cultural elements embedded in fragments of ancient history, as well as symbols from other ancient civilizations, serve as both the source of his crea-tive inspiration and the expression of his spiritual longing. The rough textures and substantial forms rooted in nature and the earth, with their seemingly “unsophisti-cated” poetry, evoke the distant echoes of Eastern civilizations, creating subtle reso-nances among humanity, the East, and the expanse of history.
The creative process is also grounded in the artist’s meticulous observation of the contemporary world—fleeting social changes, subtle human emotions, and frozen moments of behavior all serve as the starting points of inspiration. By integrating the logic of modern human actions with traditional Chinese formal symbols, the artist reconstructs these elements in an artistic language, allowing the textures of history to acquire new meanings and imaginative interpretations within a contemporary context.
The works emerge through the artist’s nearly meditative, almost pilgrimage-like state of creation, repeated and deliberate, gradually taking form during extensive post-processing: grinding, sandblasting, polishing… each procedure engages in a dia-logue with time, leaving traces of texture and thought. The remarkable qualities of glass—its materiality and interplay with light—coalesce to form the complete soul of the work.
Through the fusion of tradition and contemporary, nature and artificiality, time and matter, the pieces not only present a dazzling yet subtle visual beauty but also con-vey a sense of spiritual expression. They remain silent within space, yet like flowing poetry, they allow viewers to perceive the continuity of culture, reflections on the present, and the inner world of the artist, through the interplay of light and shadow, form and meaning.