Writing on the ground

Part of Piece, "Meditation"






Installation

 35"x26"x26"

Concrete, Styrofoam, Steel

 For the scale, it depends on how far projector is from the ground.

Concrete on paper

Installation

My own way of meditation is the structure of my works. One work is an installation of two videos. First, I videotape myself writing “guilty thoughts” with my finger on pieces of concrete on the floor, and then I installed the video by projecting it onto a sculpture. The performance becomes a sort of ritual action. For the sculpture, I hung the pieces of concrete from the ceiling using a giant nail. By putting the concrete tables of sins onto the nail, it creates the meaning that my sins have been transferred and are already forgiven. Writing sins onto the lowly concrete represents guilt and guilt is something that we carry with us in our lives.

Next to the sculptural-video piece, I had another video installation piece being projected on the floor. I placed twenty-­one small squares of concrete on the floor, creating one big square. The video that is projected on the squares shows fingers creating red marks. The fingers move as if they are typing on a computer keyboard. After the typing movement, the fingers marks start making lines. The movement of the fingers on the non-­existent keyboard is typing the text of the Ten Commandments. In this piece, I am creating my own focus, my own invisible command, and my own meditation. The movements and finger typing sounds create a ritualized atmosphere. By installing these pieces together, I am creating a world that allows me to find meaning for my life.