Shao-Chi Lin’s installation, ‘Superposition,’ presents a series of subtle textile sculptures that explore the physical phenomena of waves.

Observing repetitious patterns can elicit both a sense of curiosity and familiarity. What other feelings and thoughts do wave patterns evoke? When reflecting on the principle of superposition in quantum science, particles in waves can exist in two different states at once. What we observe and perceive may be neither fixed nor definite; it can be more layered than our initial impressions. Lin’s curiosity lies beyond the scientific principles that are foundational to the work; she strives to understand the visceral responses that arise from engaging with wave patterns. Is it possible to know without knowing, and can our conscious mind understand what our logical mind cannot grasp?

The works are crafted using techniques that involved natural dyeing, weaving, 3-D printing, and molding. Through these intuitive and organic processes, the patterns gradually emerge with each additive step, and not only as physical waves but manifestations as light and sound also come to mind.

The installation awakens and nurtures our acute sensory perceptions, inviting viewers to become more introspective of their own visceral responses, however subtle or delicate.

Shao-Chi Lin is a Toronto-based fibre artist from Taiwan and holds an MFA in Textiles from the Parsons School of Design. Lin transcends the structural limitations in weaving, exploring the possibilities of iterative events and patterns through woven structures. Guided by intuition and yet balanced with methodical discipline, her sculptures are meticulously crafted with woven textiles using paper yarn and natural dyes. Lin’s paper sculptures prompt communication between the two worlds of observed scientific facts and subjective understandings. She has exhibited in various cities in North America and Asia.