The Weather Series

The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is believed to be the oldest book in the world and emphasizes the interconnectedness of everything and the cyclical flux in our lives. Using traditional Chinese ink made from the soot of charred pine tree roots, Chang follows a rubric of actions based on the random selection of an I Ching reading and applies this element with the aid of hardware tools, including brooms, sponges, and sanders. The Weather series evokes the breakthrough of atmospheric systems, externally and internally, that trace back to the expansive perspective she found as a child in traditional landscape painting. The title of each work is taken from the I Ching.

Through ink transfer techniques, Chang embedded 120 handwritten dreams from her participatory installation The Nightly News in Hexagram 48 (The Source). This is also the premier of her large-scale hanging scroll format which is informed by traditional Asian scrolls.