2008

Materials: Carved Stone

Dimension: Varies

Location: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany

The idea for this installation came from a Chinese saying “monkeys grasp the moon” which alludes to an old folk tale about a group of monkeys who tried to capture the moon. Viewing the reflection of the moon on a pool of water from their place on the branch of a tree, the monkeys decided to link their arms and tails together to touch what they thought was the real moon. When at last they touched the moon, it vanished in the ripples of the water. This fanciful yet instructive tale reminds us that what we strive to achieve may in fact be an illusion. 

A chain of monkeys formed out of word shapes. Each link in the chain is a word for “monkey” in a different language (21 languages in total), including Hindi, Japanese, French, Spanish, Hebrew and English. 

2008

Materials: Light box and natural debris

Location: China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China

2008

Materials: Carved artificial stone 

2008

Medium: Mixed media installation/ student drawings, large-scale landscape painting, primer, auction website

Location: Kenya, USA

Website: http://forestproject.org/index.php

Through art, the internet, culture, education and the involvement of local folks Forest Project creates a system to facilitate the automatic and uninterrupted flow of funds from developed countries to Kenya, earmarked for the planting of new trees.