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Lithos Offering
-Sculpture

This project draws inspiration from the concept of the Cairn, a traditional stone marker symbolizing memory. Throughout history, humans have employed various rituals to honour the deceased—cairns, poetry, and offerings—yet these acts sometimes seem more performative, reflecting the virtues of the living rather than honouring the dead. This sense of disconnection, especially during turbulent times, fuels my creative practice. Through craft, I confront the chaos of conflict, disaster, and renewal, exploring symbols of death, rebirth, and memory that continuously collide in modern society.

 

In this series, I use ashes as the primary medium. Incorporating cairns and food offerings like cakes, I blend bone ashes with enamel, firing them at high temperatures to create textured, stone-like sculptures. Bone ashes with enamel powder are blended, giving rise to a novel enamel variant. In contrast to traditional enamel with metal base, this technique creates independent three-dimensional enamel form. Through fire, the bone-enamel mixture expand a foam-like internal structure, resulting in a light weight with textured resemblance to rough stones on the surface. The crafting process involves dozens attempts for each "stone" to attain the desired outcome. Efcolor enamel encases the bone-enamel in a wearable silver "cupcake case", For aesthetic enhancement, complemented by the application of gold foil.

 

In this process, the ashes and enamel elevate each other—not only as a physical transformation but also as a reshaping of emotions and culture. The making process is like an ancient ritual—the end of life becoming the beginning of rebirth. The candlestick and incense holder transcend their functional roles, embodying a primal sense of ritual and a connection to memory. The cyclical nature of life, reinterpreted through art, gives traditional enamel craft a new meaning in our times. It feels like an end, but also a beginning.

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