Untitled

Through sculpture, Shida Kuo seeks to understand material subjectivity in forms of representation, and the differing levels of reaction from particular elements or symbols when resubmitted or detached from their original contexts. This untitled piece comes from a figurative lineage — the form of a root or branch cast in low-fire clay and given naturalistic tonality through the use of oxides — but its strange detachment and stylised appearance steers away from simple depiction and suggests an unanswered narrative or emblematic presence.