Many Lives of Load-bearing

by Edward Tsui · Toronto, CA

They appear in groups and are seen in solitude to mark venerable gestures. Columns rise, hold, and perhaps falter. They stand with resolve, are built for weight and endurance. But an objective is not a promise. Time weathers and purpose eludes with age. A column’s strength may have its fragility foretold. This work examines the lives of columns as support and symbol—of vitality, permanence, and their flickering existences. To immerse within and let water take over our eyes: it can be poured onto the pod and glide through the crevices to anoint the columns.