Tale : Shield and Ants
2023
BZS-75-1 bulletproof shield, Polyrhachis dives, light, glass box, etc.
For most people, their earliest thoughts about war might come from watching battles between ants during their childhood. Nowadays, wars are becoming more and more frequent, and human life is as fragile as that of ants.This is a BZS-75-1 bulletproof shield that the Ukrainian military used on the early Kharkiv battlefield during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Bullet pierced it, leaving dreadful bullet hole and scorch marks. It has been a long time, and I don't know whether the shield's former user is safe now.
I've always been contemplating, looking through the bullet holes, to imagine whether the world inside and outside the shield is truly so different.
In this installation, a circular frame made of twigs, steel wires, and other materials passes through bullet hole.On these frames are raised a colony of black weaver ants, which become part of the war tale.Black weaver ants are a species adept at constructing nests using silk. Throughout the exhibition, they will gradually fill the bullet hole with silk and debris.
寓言：盾与蚁
2023
BZS-75-1防弹盾牌, 双齿多刺蚁, 射灯, 亚克力箱等
普通人对战争最早的想象常常来自于童年时所观看的蚂蚁间的战斗。 如今战争越发频繁，人类生命的脆弱程度，与蚂蚁无异。这是俄罗斯入侵乌克兰早期，哈尔科夫战场上乌军使用过的一件BZS-75-1防弹盾牌。 子弹击穿它留下了弹孔和灼痕。 时间过去很久了，不知道盾牌曾经的使用者如今是否平安。
我一直在透过弹孔去想象，盾内与盾外的世界是否真的有那么不同？
我在这个装置中饲养了一群双齿多刺蚁，它们成为战争寓言的一部分。 双齿多刺蚁是一种擅长用丝线建造巢穴的蚁类。 在展览期间，它们将用碎屑和丝线将弹孔逐渐填补。
