Hibiscus

Author: Chen Lifan

Year｜2024

Dimensions: 39 x 28 x 15 cm

Material｜Reinforced filament, copper wire, composite material

Environment reflects memory | Time and space connection

Hibiscus is a common potted plant on street corners. It may seem ordinary, but it triggers memories of taking care of it in my childhood. It is a private interweaving of time and space that instantly pulls me out of my current environment and brings me back to the memories of my childhood when I started to grow hibiscus because I was learning how to press flowers.

This instantaneous feeling is a mirror image of time and space. Hibiscus grows in the current environment, but reflects personal life experience and emotional memory. "Hibiscus" is not only a faithful presentation of the plant itself, but also contains bits and pieces of personal childhood.