Fallen Cycle (2019, 2020, 2022)
By Sornrapat Patharakorn and Tian SkultanFallen Cycle is a collaborative work between artists Sornrapat Patharakorn and Tian Skultan, comprising Fallen Cycle (Paper) and Fallen Cycle (Clay).
Fallen Cycle (Paper) is a text-based work that explores the poetics of translation and transition. It centers on a haiku written by a Zen monk Gozan in 1789. His poem is carved out from a single piece of paper, leaving holes where the letters used to be. The remnant letters are then rearranged to form another text, of which the similar elements take on a new meaning with their distinct compositions.
The page material, perforated with the absence of the poem, is juxtaposed by another text composed from the letters that used to be homogeneous with the very same page of paper made with fallen leaves.
The original text is:
“The snow of yesterday
that fell like cherry petals
is water once again. ”
And the rearranged text is:
“day later
coy path echo
gray leaf ages
not like when it was first seen ”
Fallen Cycle (Clay) consists of ceramic pieces resembling dried leaves scattered across the gallery floor. Referencing the cyclical nature of life, the work bridges the external environment of the natural world and the gallery space. Here, the leaves take on a different reading in its purposeful context, encourage the viewer to pause and contemplate their interactions when encountering the work.
Fallen Cycle (Paper) is a text-based work that explores the poetics of translation and transition. It centers on a haiku written by a Zen monk Gozan in 1789. His poem is carved out from a single piece of paper, leaving holes where the letters used to be. The remnant letters are then rearranged to form another text, of which the similar elements take on a new meaning with their distinct compositions.
The page material, perforated with the absence of the poem, is juxtaposed by another text composed from the letters that used to be homogeneous with the very same page of paper made with fallen leaves.
The original text is:
“The snow of yesterday
that fell like cherry petals
is water once again. ”
And the rearranged text is:
“day later
coy path echo
gray leaf ages
not like when it was first seen ”
Fallen Cycle (Clay) consists of ceramic pieces resembling dried leaves scattered across the gallery floor. Referencing the cyclical nature of life, the work bridges the external environment of the natural world and the gallery space. Here, the leaves take on a different reading in its purposeful context, encourage the viewer to pause and contemplate their interactions when encountering the work.
