Universal Appeal

Inspired by the five elements, artist Sun Xun has created a thought-provoking installation for the second annual Audemars Piguet Art Commission, writes Emilie Yabut-Razon

Thousands of stalks of bamboo curve into the air between two palm-lined avenues, forming a roof over a snaking, undulating low-rise wall hung with works of art. It’s dusk and as the light fades, the glow from five large orbs becomes apparent, each globe alive with projections of different animated scenes—blooming flowers, rolling sea waves, miners at work, flames and crows, and ants on a rock. Mystical and mesmerising, this installation at Art Basel in Miami Beach is the work of Chinese artist Sun Xun, who was inspired by the five elements—metal, wood, fire, water and earth—in conceptualising it. Titled Reconstruction of the Universe, it is the second edition of Audemars Piguet’s Art Commission, a project the watchmaker launched in 2015 to “challenge artists to explore and visualise the parallel…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2017

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