Gravity

Gravity gives an invisible force an imagined presence. Painted trajectories circle a central void, suggesting matter drawn together into a luminous vortex. The work holds the tension of movement within a still form: its swirling paths seem to gather and disperse at once. The centre can be read as a singularity: a point of concentration around which the surrounding trajectories acquire direction and force. The title opens a relation between the intimate pull felt by the body and the immense processes through which matter takes shape. At the scale of the installation, the viewer faces a formation large enough to suggest an event. Approaching it changes the encounter from an overview of the vortex to an awareness of its depth and open intervals. The work keeps formation unresolved, allowing an apparently coherent body to remain on the threshold of dispersal. Gravity was presented in Lost in Play II at East Bund Mingsheng Art Wharf, Shanghai, from 28 April to 7 May 2019.