Ding (2022)
Discipline Altar Design
Size 250*320*220 mm (HxWxD)
Material Ceramic
people burning paper money on the street
For a long time, Chinese culture has maintained the ritual of burning food as a sacrifice for ancestors. Over time, this ritual has evolved, with food being symbolized by paper money or figures.
When someone passes away, these representations are cremated because the Chinese believe that by turning them into ashes, the deceased will receive them in the afterlife. Burning paper money serves not only as a means to communicate with the departed, but also as a memorial to the deceased.
The entire ceremony is divided into five steps:
prepare food,
light candles,
light incense sticks,
burn paper money,
strike the singing bowl.
The first three steps involve preparing for the ceremony. The climax occurs during the burning of paper money, and as the ephemeral sound emanates from the singing bowl, the ceremony concludes.
Instead of arranging all the elements on an altar table, "Ding" crafts separate vessels for each object, considering their individual forms and functions. These vessels are then combined in optimal positions based on the sequence of the process.
