"Lady Of The Purple Light" (紫光夫人)
// BLURB //
It stands like a question asked softly, curious, deliberate, and without force. Known in quiet circles as the Lady of the Purple Light, it rests at the threshold where day exhales into night, its presence marked not by spectacle, but by serenity. Its spirit is guided by tai chi, not as martial art, but as moving meditation, each motion echoing the ancient wisdom of Daoism.
It stands like a question asked softly, curious, deliberate, and without force. Known in quiet circles as the Lady of the Purple Light, it rests at the threshold where day exhales into night, its presence marked not by spectacle, but by serenity. Its spirit is guided by tai chi, not as martial art, but as moving meditation, each motion echoing the ancient wisdom of Daoism.
In the Dao De Jing, Laozi writes: “Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it.” The temple embodies this truth. It doesn’t resist life, it reflects it. Where others tense, it breathes. Where the world demands action, it offers stillness. Its grace is not performance, but principle: adapt, don’t oppose; bend, don’t break.
It reminds us that alignment with the Dao, the Way, is not about control, but connection. It’s the art of becoming part of the pattern rather than fighting it. In its light, we learn: the world doesn’t need to be forced into shape. It only needs to be understood.
EDITION, MEDIA, SIZE & WEIGHT
Unique Edition, Shanghai 2022
RGB LED display, acrylic painting on Plexiglass, Vietnamese linen embedded in hand cast resin, teakwood frame
65(W)×46(H)×5.5(D) cm // 11.1 kg
TECH SPECS
• 1×SLC SD Card
• 3×MWLPV20-5 (INPUT 100~240VAC@0.55A / OUTPUT 5V@3A)
• (2+1 spare)×RGB P4-1921-8S-V3.0 / P4SMD220221-141T/1A/200-A1
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
80(W)×61(H)×20(D) cm // 27 kg
EXPOSURE
“Welcome To The Neighborhood” at island6 Shanghai
CREDITS
Zhiyu Liu 刘智宇 (performance) • Narong Kumpunbutr (painting) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction & animation) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Tiara Alvarado-Leon (blurb)
Unique Edition, Shanghai 2022
RGB LED display, acrylic painting on Plexiglass, Vietnamese linen embedded in hand cast resin, teakwood frame
65(W)×46(H)×5.5(D) cm // 11.1 kg
TECH SPECS
• 1×SLC SD Card
• 3×MWLPV20-5 (INPUT 100~240VAC@0.55A / OUTPUT 5V@3A)
• (2+1 spare)×RGB P4-1921-8S-V3.0 / P4SMD220221-141T/1A/200-A1
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
80(W)×61(H)×20(D) cm // 27 kg
EXPOSURE
“Welcome To The Neighborhood” at island6 Shanghai
CREDITS
Zhiyu Liu 刘智宇 (performance) • Narong Kumpunbutr (painting) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction & animation) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Tiara Alvarado-Leon (blurb)
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