THE TALISMEN
/ EXHIBITION
Pandora’s Box is a large-scale international art swap and exhibition featuring over 60 artists. Each artist has created editions of work responsing to the given prompt to be shared with every artist. The final outcome was also exhibited at Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis.
Exhibition
PANDORA’S BOX
Venue
LIGHT GREY ART LAB,
MINNEAPOLIS
Year
2021
PANDORA’S BOX
Venue
LIGHT GREY ART LAB,
MINNEAPOLIS
Year
2021
This piece was my rendition of the Hungry Ghost Festival, which happens every year on the 7th month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It also follows the form of a Chinese Talismen. The text on the top left reads “Talismen for Not Putting on Weight Ever”.
PROMPT
You trace the design atop the lid with a slow, deliberate finger. The light of the full moon spills out over the hall — a forbidden place to all but the souls from ancient times. Were the stories true? Did it matter? The dampness of the night air had already seeped into your clothing an hour ago, yet the discomfort was nothing compared to the electric rush of adrenaline that pulsed through your veins. No one has ever seen the contents of the chest — there were only legends warning of what could be within. What mysteries, what terrors, what traps, blessings, treasures….. no one knows. You swallow hard, muster the courage, and open the lid.
The caverns are dark and dusty– it’s difficult to find your footing and to see the path forward. But then, you find it; the ancient tomb. The tomb is filled with treasures, artifacts, maps, codes, ancient relics, weapons, items for the afterlife, lore, and relics from days gone by.
PROMPT
You trace the design atop the lid with a slow, deliberate finger. The light of the full moon spills out over the hall — a forbidden place to all but the souls from ancient times. Were the stories true? Did it matter? The dampness of the night air had already seeped into your clothing an hour ago, yet the discomfort was nothing compared to the electric rush of adrenaline that pulsed through your veins. No one has ever seen the contents of the chest — there were only legends warning of what could be within. What mysteries, what terrors, what traps, blessings, treasures….. no one knows. You swallow hard, muster the courage, and open the lid.
The caverns are dark and dusty– it’s difficult to find your footing and to see the path forward. But then, you find it; the ancient tomb. The tomb is filled with treasures, artifacts, maps, codes, ancient relics, weapons, items for the afterlife, lore, and relics from days gone by.
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