Chang Yun-Chia
Sprawling Greens —Mountain Building
Unryu Paper on panel, Suihi pigments, Mineral
70x40cm
2023
The work explores the intricate connections and contradictions between human civilization and nature, encompassing themes of transformation and transition, disappearance and rebirth. After humans abandon the buildings, nature slowly reclaims its space for growth. As plants spread along the surfaces of structures, enveloping these man-made creations, various geometric forms emerge in the process. I use the concept of "mountain shapes" as a guiding direction, observing how they form artificial mountains under different environments or perspectives, creating an illusion of mountains that are not truly mountains. These become unnatural appearances within nature, while also being natural within the unnatural. Ultimately, everything transforms into a lush and verdant landscape, returning to the original state of the forest.