To Knot Is to Hope
Pushing the Stone – Performance Still
Caption:
EN: Performance photograph — the artist pushes the engraved stone, activating the installation as a stage set.
CN: 行为表演摄影——艺术家推着刻有手印的石头，让装置成为舞台现场。
EN: This image captures a moment of Sisyphean effort, echoing the myth of endless labor. The act of pushing the stone was part of the installation’s live component, turning the gallery into a stage. The labor is not productive in the utilitarian sense — the stone does not need to move — but it enacts persistence, futility, and resilience as embodied experience.
CN: 这一画面定格了西西弗斯式的努力，呼应无尽劳动的神话。推石头的动作是装置的现场组成部分，把展厅变成舞台。这种劳动并不产生功利性的结果——石头并不需要被移动——但它让坚持、徒劳与韧性成为身体经验。