Cang Xin & Pan Jian duo exhibition ‘Space and Nothingness’
Cang Xin b. 1967, Exotic Flower and Rare Herbs—No. 77, 2010, Wood and charcoal,
205 x 60 x 68 cm (80 3/4 x 23 5/8 x 26 3/4 in.)
Pan Jian b. 1975, Cloud Valley 2, 2014, Oil on canvas, 250 x 200 cm (98 3/8 x 78 3/4 in.)
“Only the way accumulates space. Space is the fasting of the heart.” —Zhuangzi
“What is form that is emptiness, what is emptiness that is form.” —Heart Sutra
Singapore—Pearl Lam Galleries is proud to present Space and Nothingness, a group exhibition by Beijing-based performance and conceptual artist Cang Xin (b. 1967), and landscape painter Pan Jian (b. 1975). The show examines the impact of Eastern philosophy and ink painting tradition on their recent practices, focusing on the meditative qualities of space and emptiness.
