Dripping into the model - Chen Hsien-Tse Solo Exhibition
Titled Dripping into the model, this exhibition encapsulates a dual meaning within the word ”Model.“ It signifies both the abandoned industrial molds and the domestic miniature landscapes that encapsulate secular desires. Hsien-Tse no longer treats these molds as hidden production tools behind the scenes; instead, he brings them to the forefront. Transforming them into foundational components akin to building blocks, he reconstructs a miniature landscape of mountains and waters within a domestic context.
He abandons the conventional essence of molding sticky clay, choosing instead to introduce a faint yet continuous ”dripping“ into this plaster landscape. As water drops slowly fall into the model, the act is no longer about replicating another physical object. Rather, it reinitiates a material dialogue through the extreme contrast between wet and dry. It mirrors how a mold is perpetually caught in the tension between dryness and moisture, in an unending cycle.
When the water drops fall into the model, Dripping into the model does not intend to flow into a rigid, fixed shell. Instead, within this undefined fluidity, it continues to carve out a shifting and ever-changing landscape.