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    The Cocoon Of Belief

    2022

    Qing dynasty bodhisattva statues,digger wasp nest

     

    The dilapidated statue of the Bodhisattva from the Qing Dynasty was placed in the area where digger wasp lived. Several years have passed.Digger wasp makes nest for offspring in the hollow behind the Bodhisattva statue, a place where devotees usually keep letters and treasures with good wishes. Eventually, Digger wasp's children metamorphosed and flew away, just as some of the traditional distant wills fade away.

     

    观音巢

    2022

    清代观音木雕 泥蜂巢

     

    这是我在华南民间收集到的清代自在观音木雕像,在此之前它长时间被遗忘在角落,不再完整,鎏金漆面也大面积剥落。

    用于供奉的神像背后往往有一个用来“装藏”的格子,是人们用来为神像赋予信与愿的位置。有泥蜂在这个格子里筑了一个泥巢,泥蜂后代的卵会在里面孵化,蜕变,直到远离它,这就像一些古老的信仰和习俗也在远离。