In Ash, Cheung was fascinated with observing the moment of the fallen ashes of incense touching a copper plate. Its achromatic colour scheme elicits a stark contrast between the object...
In Ash, Cheung was fascinated with observing the moment of the fallen ashes of incense touching a copper plate. Its achromatic colour scheme elicits a stark contrast between the object and the space, yet quintessentially and harmonically portrays their ephemeral interaction. This interaction was engraved into the artist’s mind and inspired to him to consider its subsequent moments. The thought of “what might come next” embodies the “void” in thinking, the pause and transitional stretch from the end to new beginnings.