Thousands of diagonal lines of luminous blue hues ascend from the round glacier stones on the ground and reach upwards, toward the sky beyond the wooden walls of the gallery space. The viewers’ eyes are drawn upwards first as they enter the space, led by the hundreds of weightless, rhythmic lines. As they walk about the space, their attention turns downwards towards the quiet stones, which outline a gentle curve like that of a shoreline of the North Sea.

The site-specific installation was displayed at Hå gamle prestegard, a National Contemporary Art Center situated on the shore of the North Sea.

“The installation Where Winds Are Gaining Speed ​​is placed the uninsulated, wooden barn at Hå, a historical building from 1600’s… the surrounding sounds of wind and waves freely enter the space… The stone and thread, the land and the wind, the heavy and the light are linked together, locked in an impossible unity – disparate yet inseparable. Liu’s signature is unmistakable: her projects are about saying as much as possible with as little as possible - to utilize the maximum power of minimal means.” – Sigrun Hodne, Morgenbladet, Norway, June 24, 2016

Jæren is a beautiful place, open and free, but also insanely harsh. Storm clouds sailing in from the sea cast dark shadows over man and beast. Even on the brightest summer days there is a menacing tone lurking. Almost magically Where Winds Are Gaining Speed catches ​​the erratic mood swings of Jæren’s nature in a way that only art can: This work captures the very essence of the landscape.” – Sigrun Hodne, Morgenbladet, Norway, June 24, 2016