Double Square 双方藝廊

Double Square Gallery is pleased to present Italy-based artist Cynthia Sah’s solo exhibition, Selective Memory, A Creative Process—Cynthia Sah, from May 12 to July 3, 2020. During her more than four decades of sculptor career, Sah has been the recipient of the First Prize of the Chinese Modern Sculpture Exhibition and was featured in OPEN 2000—International Exhibition of Sculpture in Venice. Known for her succinctly refined and elegant sculptural line, which reflects the composure and tranquility characteristic of Eastern philosophy, Sah has made her reputation by forging a simple, light sculptural language and aesthetic concept from stone. Three years have passed since Sah’s last solo exhibition at Double Square Gallery, and this time, more than thirty sculptures and installations are shown. Meanwhile, the gallery’s 2nd-floor space will continue to feature the “Lightyear Program,” which is the gallery’s collaboration with SAMSUNG. It is hoped that by combining SAMSUNG’s flat screen TVs with video and sculpture to integrate the works into lush nature, the audience can perceive the artist’s creative process in Italy and experience the powerful aesthetic tension between marble and nature.

In Selective Memory, A Creative Process—Cynthia Sah, the artist presents her inspiration from and understanding of nature through chiseling, polishing, carving and drilling, transforming hard marble blocks into forms with simple but elegant lines. Her work resembles the captivating blooming soul of marble. The artist has a keen eye for observing worldly things and respects the unique character of every marble block by following its grain, pattern, texture and shine. Incorporating her perception of cosmic life into her work, she expresses the purest, most natural aesthetic feelings. The sculptures on view in the exhibition continue her artistic vocabularies translated from natural forms, and convey her philosophical thinking and realization in life. Sah captures the spirituality in nature and meaning of life with precision. The audience will find natural imageries often seen in her oeuvre, such as the meteorological phenomena of waves and clouds, the majestic canyon and rivers, and the imageries of flora and fauna, including ray, rose and fern; they will also find mysterious planetary spheres that seem to arise from fantasies. With her chisel and carve knife, Sah perfectly interprets marble’s shine and its fluidness, creating a sense of harmony and tranquility using stone and light. The artist gives the stone different lively forms that speak their own stories.