Artist: Leting CaiArtist: Leting Cai

Illusory Peak 幻石

Stainless Steel, Wool felt
不锈钢, 羊毛
20 x 46 cm (8 x 18 inches)
2025

《幻石》以不锈钢与羊毛毡构成一组材料与观念的对冲交响。焊接淬火后的蓝紫幻彩，与毛毡生长出的草绿色“新山”形成色彩回响，在柔与刚之间，勾勒出一片虚实交织的梦幻意象。作品灵感源自中国传统假山与太湖石——文人园林中的微缩山水，承载着人们对自然山川的崇敬。它们不仅是审美之物，更是承载哲思的容器：借由峰洞与裂隙的“呼吸感”，引导人在有限中想象无限。

此作既是对“以物观道”传统精神的回应，也是在当代艺术语境中，对“工艺”与“艺术”之间界限的一次实验性探索。通过日常材料与工业工艺的交汇，《幻石》于一座虚构之峰中，引导观者重新思考“制造”在传统与当代之间的融合与再生。

Illusory Peak brings together welded steel and wool felt to create a small imitational mountain. Torched steel shimmers in blues and purples, while soft green fibers grow across its surface—soft and hard in playful contrast.

Inspired by traditional Chinese garden rocks like Taihu stones, the piece reflects a deep respect for nature and the idea of finding vastness in small things. These rocks were more than decoration—they were tools for thought and imagination.

This work blends craft and art, tradition and contemporary making. Through simple materials and layered textures, Illusory Peak invites viewers to reflect on how we shape, and are shaped by, the things we create.