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Lure #1 , thread, needle, dimensions various
 

 


Chinese legend tells a beautiful tale, that lovers are connected by an invisible red thread around their ankles. When it is pulled, the lovers come closer and eventually find each other.

Lure #1 and Lure #2 are two installations borrowing from the red thread tale. Small round disks are made from tightly spiraled red thread. Each disk is connected to another, as a "couple", and each pair is made from one thread. These disks are then each pierced by a needle with thread, and suspended a few inches from the ground. Subtle air current encourages the disks to sway and turn gently like lily pads on water, while the red lines on the ground cross and tangle. With a little effort, visitors can discover the "connected couples", though the swaying disks have their own "moves" and "affairs" regardless of the lines and connections beneath.

 
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

 

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