Tasting the depth
- Wood, church consecrated candles
- 1 object
- 43х26 cm
- 2023
The created object refers to the traditional Indonesian game «Chongkak». I was introduced to her by a friend from Indonesia during our joint participation in a beauty contest held in Malaysia in November 2022. According to legend, the game was created by a fisherman waiting for a good catch. Therefore, it is believed that the winner of «Chongkak» promises good luck and profit.
Taking as a basis the wooden form of the game and its constituent elements – stones for keeping score, I create an object that combines the traditional entertainment of Indonesia, and also refers to the theme of faith and religion (the New Testament).
The work asks the viewer about the need to believe in luck, about self-suggestion and self-adjustment, about the power of thought and its ability to change our lives in one direction or another.