Artist: Leting CaiArtist: Leting Cai

Coaster in Metal 杯垫

metal 铁

140 x 140 cm (55 x 55 inches)

2022

“铁制杯垫”以焊接制作重现一张钩针杯垫的图纸，使用超过 430 个焊点，将常被视为居家女性“打发时间”的手工艺转化为高强度、精确度极高的金属劳动。作品将原本隐藏在成品背后的图纸与钩针符号“转码”至当代艺术语境，探讨工艺、劳动与性别认知的交汇与再定义。

Coaster in Metal recreates a crochet coaster pattern through welding, using over 430 weld points to transform a craft long stereotyped as a domestic pastime for women into an act of high-intensity, precision metalwork. By “transcoding” the hidden patterns and crochet symbols into a contemporary art context, the work examines and redefines the intersections of craft, labor, and gender perception.