2015
Silver leaf, acrylic gouache, iron
Pair of six-panel folding screen
H174×W727cm

Crows are historically known to be omnivorous and would even eat
corpse on riverbeds. Thus they are considered to be ominous. Domestic
live stocks like chickens are eaten and threatened by crows.
However,
they are sometimes eaten by cats. All living beings eat and are eaten
in nature. This is the law of nature so death is also a part of it. The
single bird struggling to stay alive in the center of the picture
represents life. The entire bottom part represents the crows in
underworld. This piece depicts the border between life and death. Metal
Sculpture of Crow’s Calligraphy (Definition) Crows do not crow in the
darkness of the night. Also, they cannot hope to crow without beaks.
This state of voice without voice are the repose to the souls of the
dead. This is the reverberation that paves the way to the birth of
life.