"Walking The Bamboo Line" (晾晒随想曲)
// BLURB //
The funambulist understands something the rest of us forget: that life is not about reaching the other side, but about how we stay upright in between. Suspended above the ground, every step becomes a decision, every pause a negotiation with gravity. There is no room for excess here. Only balance, breath, and belief. Walking the bamboo line is not a metaphor, but a practice repeated until meaning settles into the body. In Chinese culture, balance has always been a quiet virtue. The philosophy of yin and yang teaches that harmony is not found in stillness, but in constant adjustment. Too much force, and you fall. Too much hesitation, and you sway. The funambulist lives inside this wisdom, moving forward by listening rather than pushing, trusting the tension beneath their feet. The purpose is not to conquer the height, but to honor it. Perhaps this is the greater lesson. That meaning is not waiting at the end of the rope. It exists in the careful placement of each foot, in the courage to continue, suspended between risk and faith, choosing balance again and again.
The funambulist understands something the rest of us forget: that life is not about reaching the other side, but about how we stay upright in between. Suspended above the ground, every step becomes a decision, every pause a negotiation with gravity. There is no room for excess here. Only balance, breath, and belief. Walking the bamboo line is not a metaphor, but a practice repeated until meaning settles into the body. In Chinese culture, balance has always been a quiet virtue. The philosophy of yin and yang teaches that harmony is not found in stillness, but in constant adjustment. Too much force, and you fall. Too much hesitation, and you sway. The funambulist lives inside this wisdom, moving forward by listening rather than pushing, trusting the tension beneath their feet. The purpose is not to conquer the height, but to honor it. Perhaps this is the greater lesson. That meaning is not waiting at the end of the rope. It exists in the careful placement of each foot, in the courage to continue, suspended between risk and faith, choosing balance again and again.
EDITION, MEDIA, SIZE & WEIGHT
Unique Edition, Shanghai 2026
RGB LED display, acrylic painting on Plexiglass, Chinese ink on Vietnamese linen embedded in hand cast resin, teakwood frame
120(W)×120(H)×5.5(D) cm // 46 kg
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
132(W)×132(H)×21(D) cm // 86.9 kg
EXPOSURE
“Yaoguai” at island6 Shanghai
CREDITS
Yang Ziqi 杨子奇 (performance) • Wang Chuanwen 王传文 (painting) • Shengqiu Li 李生秋 (calligraphy) • Helen Chen 陈韵涵 (art direction) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Tiara Alvarado-Leon (blurb)
Unique Edition, Shanghai 2026
RGB LED display, acrylic painting on Plexiglass, Chinese ink on Vietnamese linen embedded in hand cast resin, teakwood frame
120(W)×120(H)×5.5(D) cm // 46 kg
CRATE SIZE & WEIGHT
132(W)×132(H)×21(D) cm // 86.9 kg
EXPOSURE
“Yaoguai” at island6 Shanghai
CREDITS
Yang Ziqi 杨子奇 (performance) • Wang Chuanwen 王传文 (painting) • Shengqiu Li 李生秋 (calligraphy) • Helen Chen 陈韵涵 (art direction) • Thomas Charvériat (art direction) • Yeung Sin Ching 杨倩菁 (production supervisor) • Tiara Alvarado-Leon (blurb)
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