
Day N Night: Burying Time
The Daylight & The Night
2017–2020
102x46x46 cm (each)
40”x18”x18” (each)
mixed-media
(bronze, oil paint, ceramic, copper, stone, fabric, leather, etc.)
The whole project is based on a mythical story from my imagination, which is about two deities: The Daylight and The Night, who control the passage of time and collect people's life stories after they die. This story is based on my own beliefs and concerns about the quick elapsing of time. What are we looking for within our lives? What are we after, though day and night? Struggling with whether our time is used effectively or wasted. Do we have any regrets about reflecting on the vanity?
This project also explores the relationship between the individual and the world. In my view, we are just like the sand in an hourglass, but each individual's life has its significance, and our stories are the proof of our existence. Even though we might not be that unique, we inherit and build upon our culture and history.
Through these two main figures I designed, The Daylight and The Night, which are made of bronze. Oil paint and coloring skills helped me create a gradually varied color on the bronze's surface. I also designed different crowns, weapons, and clothes for those two dolls to portray their identities.
The Daylight
The Night






