Most of my works have an immediate presence, and some of them serve as a trigger to a meditative experience. The triggers are there to provide a focal point, as I stare at the object, the world around me starts to become diffused and eventually disappears. Keep staring until the object disappears as well. This is the gateway I created for one to lose one’s self.
Normally I would find the materials that I like and present them. The characteristics I appreciate in materials are the stiffness, weight and reflectiveness of the surface. So at the moment I primarily work with metal, glass and plastic. They interact very well with light and have a sense of elegance in them.
![Digital rendering of a rectangular copper sheet measuring 100cm by 50cm floating mid-air in a white gallery space. The surface of the copper is mildly scratched.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shiding_Chen_No-Title-Copper-Plate-1-_2021-Shiding-Chen-800x600.jpg)
![Digital rendering of a rectangular copper sheet measuring 100cm by 50cm floating mid-air in a white gallery space. The surface of the copper is mildly scratched.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shiding_Chen_No-TitleCopper-Plate-2-_2021-Shiding-Chen-800x600.jpg)
![Digital renderig of a white gallery space containing different sized metal spheres in arranged in geometric patterns](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shiding_Chen_No-Title-Dots-1-_2021-Shiding-Chen-900x490.jpg)
![Digital renderig of a white gallery space containing different sized metal spheres in arranged in geometric patterns](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shiding_Chen_No-Title-Dots-2-_2021-Shiding-Chen-800x600.jpg)
![In a white gallery space there are two rectangular brass bars in the center near the rear wall. Identical in size, but slightly apart with height difference. Floating without any support.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shiding_Chen_No-Title-Brass-Bar-1-_2020-Shiding-Chen-832x600.jpg)
![In a white gallery space there are two rectangular brass bars in the center near the rear wall. Identical in size, but slightly apart with height difference. Floating without any support.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shiding_Chen_No-Title-Brass-Bar-1-_2020-Shiding-Chen_detail-900x600.jpg)
![Digital rendering of three half circular shaped plates aligned vertically in a white gallery space They are 20cm apart from each another](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shiding_Chen_No-Title-Invisible-Line-2-_2021-Shiding-Chen-800x600.jpg)
![Digital rendering of a white gallery space with two rectangular brass bars centered near the rear wall. They are floating without any support and one is slightly higher than the other](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shiding_Chen_No-Title-Brass-Bar-1-_2021-Shiding-Chen-800x600.jpg)
![Digital rendering of a white gallery space with two rectangular brass bars centered near the rear wall. They are floating without any support and one is slightly higher than the other](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Shiding_Chen_No-Title-Brass-Bar-2-_2021-Shiding-Chen-800x600.jpg)