Intimate Experience: Healing
Narratives of self-healing and self-discovery through Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Intimate Experience: Healing
2023
Silver, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Xu, Xin believes in art's power to heal. Her ongoing series "Intimate Experience: Healing" uses Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to share narratives of self-healing and self-discovery because of its healing effects, and as it connects Xu and her family, particulary her mother who is a doctor practing TCM. Xu’s great interests in TCM as art mediums also lies in its diverse materiality and its connection to Chinese philosophy. Each piece in the series, crafted from silver and infused with TCM, serves as a wearable miniature sculpture emphasizing intimate connection between objects and individuals. Xu intentionally minimizes visual appearance by encasing each piece in a uniform "shell", encouraging tactile engagement and inviting viewers to patiently lean over and take a closer look to get a glimpse of her private emotions. Forming more personal connections between art and its audience through intimate interaction.
Collection won the gold award at the 2024 (China) Zhejiang Province Arts and Crafts Exhibition.
