The Weather Series

Hailed as one of the Four Treasures of the Study, black ink has been revered in Asian cultures for thousands of years as an essential tool for scholars, calligraphers, and painters. Using traditional Chinese ink made from the soot of charred pine tree roots, Chang applies this element with the aid of hardware tools, including brooms, sponges, and sanders. The Weather series evokes the breakthrough of atmospheric systems, externally and internally, that trace back to the expansive perspective she found as a child in traditional landscape painting. The title of each work is taken from a passage in the I Ching, or Book of Changes. Believed to be the oldest book in the world, the ancient classic emphasizes the interconnectedness of everything and the cyclical flux in our lives.