Shiying Bian (Eleven)
Summer Solstice · Rooted in Transition is a cast-glass sculpture that captures the tensile energy of midsummer’s threshold.
Anchored to the Solar Term “Summer Solstice,” the work translates the moment of peak heat—when moisture rises and subterranean roots silently gather force—into material behaviour. Molten glass is poured, then rapidly cooled, producing internal stresses and hairline fissures that echo latent growth. In transmitted light the semi-translucent mass reveals layered gradients and capillary striations, recalling shimmering air or roots about to breach the soil. Rather than offering a linear narrative, the piece embodies expansion, contraction and micro-fracture, composing a temporal slice in which fullness turns toward change. By observing the glass’s subtle shifts of colour and texture, viewers are invited to sense the coexistence of movement and stillness that defines the Summer Solstice.
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