Fountain
1 4 月 2025

Ren Han transforms the corner of this lakeside building into a black visual landscape. He covers two facades of the building with black panels and, using his “destructive drawing” technique, carves away the surface to reveal a scene of cascading water intertwined with the building’s framework.In Chinese feng shui, water symbolizes wealth, and its fluidity and transience also reflect the traits of consumer culture. The artist collages digital images, presenting them in a solidified, rough form to establish multiple contrasts—between nature and artifice, destruction and creation, the sublime and consumerism—initiating a dialogue on humanity, nature, and contemporary culture.


Fountain
calcium silicate wall sawing, chopping, chiseling
dimensions variable (two facades of the building)
2024
CPI, Chengdu(CN)
commissioned by A4 Residency Art Center