Soga Monster 2

How can an outsider’s artistic creation open up local residents’ imagination toward people and land? Dalun's Chongde Temple is the community center for local residents. In addition, there are many other temples and shrines in the neighborhood. A social network seems to be linked up through religions among residents of diverse ethnic groups. “What if ‘the beast of kindness’ in the codes and symbols of temples is not merely fictional but actually exists in Dalun? – It sometimes hides, sometimes runs, sometime walks and sometime roars – How incredible it would be!” The artist began with observation and collected local materials, which were then sorted and categorized. After experiments to establish the “skills for constructing the object,” the special object of “the beast of kindness,” which coveys local “objects and skills” as a vehicle and conform to local space, was eventually accomplished to create a circumstance and context seemingly extending the religious belief. Thus, “the beast of kindness” gallops freely across the countryside of Dalun, both in fiction and reality.

Material：Mixed material

Dimensions：L3.5m x W1.2m x H2m