12–25
Size:
01: L50 X W30 X H140 cm
02: L20 X W8 X H10 cm
03: L15 X W7.5 X H10 cm
04: L45 X W25 X H25 cm
2025-2026
04–26
Size: Variable
2026
04–26
The artist received supermarket-purchased potatoes from people. They had all already sprouted and were no longer edible, so they were passed on. By growing potatoes soillessly in water and air, she explored the forms potatoes assume at each stage and raised questions about the lifecycle—from irrigated crops to selected commodities to consumed processed foods—and how to manage potatoes that can no longer be processed—should they be discarded, reused in some way, or remain in cultivation?
In this project, the artist arranges the potatoes within indoor spaces, presenting them in the form of potted plants and aesthetically enhancing their forms. They are placed together with orange* curtains, often used in food processing factories, and a car aluminum radiator fin used during transportation, in order to respond to the cyclical process of how potatoes are positioned by humans. During the post-sprouting cultivation stage, under the influence of constantly changing environmental variables, the bodies of the potatoes exhibit varying levels of negative conditions while still surviving and growing: molding, rotting, and producing smelly odors. The artist encountered the spontaneous growth of silver-colored mold on the potato body, which matches the color of tin foil used for food processing. In industrial production, metal possesses excellent strength, toughness, and thermal conductivity, as well as good plasticity and castability; products made from it are wear-resistant and durable and easy to recycle and reuse.
The overall work uses kitchen foil to construct the outer form of the potatoes. Because the kitchen foil acts as an external wrapping, people cannot determine what the internal body is. The cool tone and reflective properties of the material create a visual effect, and due to its heat-resistant function, people find it difficult to judge the actual surface temperature of the objects unless they touch them. Through this strange and teasing experience, the artist presents potatoes as usually being regarded as small life forms, yet they still possess resilience for humans to learn. The artist makes visible the flowing energy contained in the growth process of potatoes in the space and, by presenting the changing identities and functions, proposes a preliminary exploration of the ethical relationship between humans and plants within domestic space.
*The specific wavelength of this orange light can interfere with the visual systems of certain insects, thereby preventing pest-related impacts on product safety and quality.
2026