Folded world

Sculpture in painted aluminium
2025
230 x 330 x 110 cm

“The work resembles a half-open fan or folding-screen (屏风) frequently seen in Chinese art and build-environment (following fengshui theory for example), which in turn symbolizes a united cosmos onto which the world as a whole is projected through a series of shadow play. Not an accurate cartography, the black parts are visible shadows of the landmasses of our planet earth into the infinite and expanding cosmos. The cosmos-screen is folding and unfolding,  occasionally reflected in the water of the pond where it is standing – almost floating, earth meets water, wind meets shadow (…).” Zairong Xiang

Photo by Junyi Yu

Folded World is installed on the campus of Duke Kunshan University in China.

Many thanks to Zairong Xiang, Mr. Ma, Dong Kun, Yutong, Ludwig Liu, and Junyi Yu.