Lotus L. Kang Tract XXXI, 2025

The work belongs to Lotus L. Kang's series of works titled Tract and consists cast brass-bronze kelp knots attached to a nylon string suspended from the ceiling. Hanging on string, the arrangement recalls how kelp or other seaweeds get caught in fishing nets. The metallic surface of the small cast kelp is reminiscent both of the way the scales of live fish shimmer when caught in-between heaps of seaweed and of a mobile or chimes made of glittering objects. The references to anchovies, kelp and other seafood is a recurring motif in Kang's practice, invoking the artist's Korean-Canadian roots and family history.