小周天 黃銅、噴漆 250 x 206 x 112 cm (大) / 108 x 89 x 48 cm (小) 2018

Microcosmic Orbit Brass, paint 250 x 206 x 112 cm (big size) / 108 x 89 x 48 cm (small size) 2018

《小周天》以銅質動物軀體相互攀附、堆疊，構成一座向上盤旋的混種新人類。獅首、龍帽、牛身、狗馬足與猴蛇臂等多重肢節在光線照射下投出張牙舞爪的巨影，實體與影子錯位並存，如同肉身與氣場的雙重顯現。作品援引道家「小周天」的修煉觀，將氣息沿任督二脈循環運行的路徑，轉化為雕塑中纏繞、上升與回返的動勢，使結構本身成為一條流動的氣脈。其間隱含十二隻動物，對應十二生肖，象徵時間的週期與歲序更迭，也暗示生命在不同形態間轉化共生。多物種的拼接打破自然分類，生成介於神話與現實之間的身體景觀。觀者環繞行走時，影像隨之伸縮變形，如呼吸般起伏，召喚身體與環境共振的感知經驗，指向循環不息的宇宙觀。

彭弘智

”Microcosmic Orbit“ is composed of bronze animal bodies that cling to and stack upon one another, forming a spiraling, upward-rising hybrid posthuman figure. A lion’s head, a dragon-like crown, the torso of an ox, canine and equine legs, and simian and serpentine arms converge into a composite anatomy. Under directed light, the sculpture casts a ferocious, contorted shadow onto the wall; object and projection coexist yet misalign, evoking a dual manifestation of corporeal flesh and energetic aura.

Drawing on the Daoist concept of the “microcosmic orbit,” in which qi circulates continuously along the Ren and Du meridians, the work translates this internal flow into sculptural motion—coiling, ascending, and returning—so that the structure itself becomes a conduit of moving breath and vitality. Embedded within are twelve animals corresponding to the Chinese zodiac, symbolizing cyclical temporality and the succession of years, while suggesting the transformation and cohabitation of life across mutable forms.

Through the assemblage of multiple species, the sculpture disrupts taxonomic boundaries and generates a bodily landscape suspended between mythology and reality. As viewers circulate around it, the projected image stretches and contracts like respiration, inviting a sensory resonance between body and environment and pointing toward a cosmology of perpetual circulation and becoming.

Hung-Chih Peng

攝影: 彭弘智 photo: Hung-Chih Peng