THE FLAGS OF RED SOIL
2017 - present
Silk painting
Silk, red soil, water, insect, microorganisms, temperature, weather, time…
(650cm x 90cm) ( 210cm x 90cm) (215cm x 90cm ) ( 280cm x 90cm) (320cm x 90cm)
The Flags of Red Soil (2017-now)
The artist presents a series of silk rolls hanging from neon tubes. Tung has buried them under the red soil for months, so that they can absorb the elements of the soil and be transformed by nature. The termites have eaten some of the pieces, while water streams have eroded parts of others. This time, nature appropriates human artefacts. Unearthed, they become the uncanny flags for a lost culture.
Excerpt from essay by Caroline Ha Thuc
