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In Taoist belief, knots hold many meanings.
At my cousin’s funeral, I was the eldest ,the only one permitted to lead the incense offering.
She used to braid her hair.
I tied braids and Vajra knots onto the incense sticks, sending my thoughts through the flame and smoke, wishing her peace in another space.
In Mandarin, sībiàn (思辨) means to contemplate, but it sounds the same as sībiàn (思辮) which means “thinking in braids.”
Between these two tones of thought and thread, I find myself questioning:
if gods or spirits exist at all, or if I am only speaking to air.
Facing the sea, I bow and whisper to no one, but keep a space for her.
a dialogue with absence, a ritual of uncertainty.
「思辮」 在道教教義中「繩結」有非常多種含義，我身為最年長、唯一被允許帶領上香的人，在表妹的告別式無法停止思考; 表妹很常綁辮子，就把辮子、金剛結綁在香上，由點香傳遞我對她的思念以及希望她在其他空間安好的心情。 對於宗教，我是二元論者，當大家說表妹在現場時我很疑惑，因為我看不見也沒有人能證明。 在中文裡思「辨」與「辮」子同音，在與靈體對話的儀式中思辨神與靈體的存在與否；思念的辮子，思辨神的存在。
而我向空無一人的海敬拜，看不出在與誰對話，與喪禮時的心境一樣，像在跟空氣說話。
Talking to something
Kendama Punch in (2022 )
Just a joyful project about doing an Kendama trick “Earth Turn” EVERY hour for three days, like punching in my playful world. (2021 )
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Digital Collaborative Art Project: Nima.KDM.e04 (2022-2024)
Co-founded and curated a digital project focused on participatory image-making and collective digital narrative, engaging with international players to explore online Kendama hood and ephemeral collaboration.
we gethered several players to make a joyful video aim to last Kendama culture for younger generation.
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