Zhang Shangfeng China, b. 1998
All My Life I've Wanted to Believe in Something, 2024
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
23 3/5 × 15 7/10 in
60 × 40 cm
60 × 40 cm
signed and dated 2025 verso
When confronted with certain environments, you may be powerless to change them, yet you must still endure and respond. This object, resembling a gavel, transforms the act of facing the outside world into something more tangible and gentle. It doesn’t suggest that I resist with my bare hands in direct struggle; rather, it points to the possibility of an intermediary—a medium through which a different kind of outcome can emerge.
When confronted with certain environments, you may be powerless to change them, yet you must still endure and respond. This object, resembling a gavel, transforms the act of facing the outside world into something more tangible and gentle. It doesn’t suggest that I resist with my bare hands in direct struggle; rather, it points to the possibility of an intermediary—a medium through which a different kind of outcome can emerge.
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