‘言语之外’— 河久儿
Words in Silence uses the growth of trees and the stillness of language as metaphors for the tension between nature and expression. The textile’s undulating texture resembles branches swaying in wind, where sound transforms into the vibration of fiber. The artist draws upon the essence of the Wood element—silent yet powerful—to evoke an alternate form of speech: voiceless but filled with energy. The rhythm of broken and continuous threads forms a meditative silence, turning vision into a mode of listening.
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.
