Warrior 4
2019, Bamboo, wood, ink, paper, lead screws, 146 x 186 x 60cm
Ling Pui Sze
2019, Bamboo, wood, ink, paper, lead screws, 146 x 186 x 60cm
Ling Pui Sze
About the Artwork:
Warrior 4 explores the relationship between cordyceps fungus and its insect hosts. In nature, when cordyceps mycelium infects an insect, it takes control of the host’s body, forcing it into a fixed position where it will involuntarily release spores to spread the fungus. However, in this sculpture, warrior 4 resists the forcible restructuring of it’s body, contorting its structure in to a twisted form in an attempt to prevent the spores dispersing.
Constructed from bamboo strips, paper, wooden balls, and screws, this paper collage sculpture contrasts the solid wooden ball representing spore and the hollow, deteriorating paper structure depicting the infected host. This interplay captures the futile yet desperate struggle of the insect against its inevitable fate.
Warrior 4 explores the relationship between cordyceps fungus and its insect hosts. In nature, when cordyceps mycelium infects an insect, it takes control of the host’s body, forcing it into a fixed position where it will involuntarily release spores to spread the fungus. However, in this sculpture, warrior 4 resists the forcible restructuring of it’s body, contorting its structure in to a twisted form in an attempt to prevent the spores dispersing.
Constructed from bamboo strips, paper, wooden balls, and screws, this paper collage sculpture contrasts the solid wooden ball representing spore and the hollow, deteriorating paper structure depicting the infected host. This interplay captures the futile yet desperate struggle of the insect against its inevitable fate.
LING Pui Sze
Ling Pui Sze works at the intersection of science and art. With a focus on experimental ink and collage, she incorporates images of nature captured by a range of instruments, including microscopes and satellites. Her work has been inspired by biological cells, including her own body cells and x-rays. Through her artistic practice, Ling examines the relationship between biological traits and the intricacies of human experience. Ling’s work is included in the collections of the M+ Museum for Visual Culture and the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford. In 2012, Ling received the Wucius Wong Creative Ink Painting Award, and in 2023, she received an Honourable Mention for the Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award.
Ling Pui Sze works at the intersection of science and art. With a focus on experimental ink and collage, she incorporates images of nature captured by a range of instruments, including microscopes and satellites. Her work has been inspired by biological cells, including her own body cells and x-rays. Through her artistic practice, Ling examines the relationship between biological traits and the intricacies of human experience. Ling’s work is included in the collections of the M+ Museum for Visual Culture and the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford. In 2012, Ling received the Wucius Wong Creative Ink Painting Award, and in 2023, she received an Honourable Mention for the Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award.
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