70 x 65 x 1 cm
Printmaking, Unsized Xuan Paper, Inkjet Ink
2025
Inspired by the collapse of barrier lakes in Taiwan, this work views "disaster" as a natural process of material redistribution, where landscapes are flattened and buried into layers of sediment.
Through a method termed "Erasure by Accumulation"
, the artist treats the inkjet printer as a geological tool. A single image of a local park is repeatedly printed 25 to 30 times onto unsized Xuan paper, with each new layer added before the previous one has dried. This mechanical repetition creates an environment of pressure and instability, mirroring the slow formation of geological strata.
As the ink accumulates, the precise digital image gradually collapses under its own weight, transforming into a dense, material surface. The process is halted at the precise threshold before the fragile paper disintegrates, a state suspended between visibility and total collapse. Ultimately, the diffusion of color across the fibers becomes a "natural redistribution" of ink, capturing the tension of an image in flux.