‘四元素系列’— 河久儿
Elements consists of four woven panels representing the natural forces of water, fire, wood, and earth, rendered respectively in blue, red, green, and ochre tones. Through minimalist composition and rhythmic weaving, the artist explores the generative relationships and cyclical interdependence among the elements. Each color field embodies a distinct form of energy: blue as the memory and fluidity of water; red as the desire and destruction of fire; green as the growth and extension of wood; and brown as the grounding and absorption of earth. The woven surface functions like a breathing material body where motion and stillness converge. Echoing the cosmology of the Five Elements—water generating wood, wood generating fire, fire generating earth—the work reveals the continuity of transformation that underlies existence itself. Each panel is both an autonomous field and a part of an evolving totality.
River was born in Chongqing, China. She graduated from Zhejiang University of Media and Communications with a bachelor's degree and from the Bergen Academy of Arts in Norway with a master's degree. She currently resides in Bergen, Norway. Using photography and textiles as her primary mediums, she focuses on the perceptual relationship between natural elements and the body, as well as the flow of energy on both material and spiritual levels. She uses "thread" as a vehicle for thought and emotion, exploring the inherent tension between "connection" and "distance" through the layers, gaps, and extensions of fabric. Her work lies between figuration and abstraction, transforming natural elements such as water, wood, fire, and earth into a visual language about memory, belonging, and existence. Her practice is deeply influenced by the natural environment and her personal state of mind, constantly forming a self - dialogue through the inspiration of nature, responding to the rhythm and changes of the external world through her work.
