Lu Chiao Chih

Chiao Chih Lu’s plan was to mix seeds through the clay and let them germinate. Unfortunately, she was at EKWC during the fall – the wrong season for seeds to grow. But when a generous flower shop assistant gave her a bag of poppy seeds, she knew what to make. Stretching her body to the limit, she built three giant, fragile poppies in different stages of unfolding – budding, blooming, and wilting – to symbolise the flow of life. For the presentation, Lu gathered masses of fallen leaves to emphasise her connectedness with the earth, to which everything eventually returns.