Tingting Xiao
Bauho - Wall shirne
- is a term used in the Chaoshan 潮汕 dialect in Canton superstitious culture, to refer to praying for the blessing and protection of deities.
This work is crafting a meditation space in the home, its foundation is rooted in my Cantonese superstitious background. The concept involves creating an interactive art landscape for people to engage in Taoist mindfulness. I created this art work using natural dye raw silk on 2-shafts floor loom.
My Studio practice involves raw silk and botanical dyes to evoke the atmosphere.
I selected ordinary objects to be worshipped on the holy places in the family home as my inspiration.
Visuddhimagga, which is devoted to concentration (P. Samādhi), affirms that concentration is “entering of consciousness… on a single object” with “non-distraction as its characteristic.” (Macquet, 1988)The object on which one concentrated may be water in cup, an artefact such as a incense burner made of bronze, the flame in the oil lamp or imprint on rice cake or even a bodily activity such as breathing.
Maquet, J. (1988). The aesthetic experience: An anthropologist looks at the visual arts. Yale University Press.