‘坠落1’— 河久儿
Fall I represents the artist’s early exploration of descent and reflection. Its mirrored black-and-white composition folds the notions of above and below, inner and outer, into a single textile space. Falling is rendered not as a moment of loss, but as an echo of consciousness. Through this structure, the artist examines self - flection within temporal flow: when water becomes a mirror, falling becomes a form of reconstruction. The work turns textile into a meditative vessel that registers the subtle vibrations between body, matter, and perception.
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.
