EQUAL WEIGHT

Unequal Measure

I am inspired by the perceptual paradox of Richard Serra's monumental sculpture Equal Weight, Unequal Measure, which contains four cylindrical steel forms with identical masses but different heights and diameters. My series of seven collages considers how meaning changes when a single image is encountered through different symbolic systems, including cultural and personal references. Echoing Serra's exploration of physical properties such as weight, mass, and balance, as well as perceptual play, these works tease the eye and the mind, extending from the physical into the psychological to reveal how vision is shaped by memory, association, and lived experience.

Each collage begins with the same photo of a found portrait—a constant presence, an equal weight. Around it, photographic fragments, found papers, and additional elements such as birds, a frog, gloves, and a paintbrush are introduced intuitively through a hand-cut collage process, resulting in a vibrant image. Although the portrait itself remains unchanged, its emotional and psychological resonance shifts.

The repeated image is not simply a portrait but a means of exploring the fluid nature of identity. It suggests that the self is never singular or fixed but is continually reimagined through the histories we inherit, the relationships we cultivate, and the meanings we assign to ourselves and to one another.