Painting & Poetry Series
Subtle Shadows and Faint Fragrance
A faint fragrance moves through branches
Sulfur dioxide, coal dust, and iron rust on canvas, 2022 — branches and light weave together, as if fragrance and memory drift through dusk.
Inspired by Lin Bu’s line “Sparse shadows slant across the clear shallows; faint fragrance drifts under the moon at dusk,” this work depicts a glowing pavilion hidden among tree branches. Coal dust and rust react to form a delicate network of silhouettes, turning the scene into a suspended moment of quiet illumination.
