Chen Haiyan 陈海燕
The Hole at the Bottom of the Planter 花盆底下的洞, 2002
Colored ink on board 彩版
72 1/8 x 48 1/8 in
183 x 122 cm
183 x 122 cm
Dream: September 24, 2001. I was moving my potted aloe plant and found there's some kind of animal escaping from the hole at the bottom of the pot. It ran...
Dream: September 24, 2001. I was moving my potted aloe plant and found there's some kind of animal escaping from the hole at the bottom of the pot. It ran fast so I couldn’t see it clearly what it was—a chameleon (color-changing) rabbit. One of the creatures jumped onto my shoulder and threw its arms around my neck. It was a monkey. I caught it in my room. The monkey has no idea what a human being is, nor does it know what humans can do, since it grew up under the pot. So it didn't run. I was surprised that it could grow so big under such a small hole in the pot.
二〇〇一年九月二十四。我在移动芦荟花盆,发现底下洞口跑出一个动物。速度太快,我没看清是何物,是一只变色兔子。有一只爬上我的肩,抱着我的脖子,是 猴子。我在房间里抓它,因为它一直在花盆底下长大,并不认识人,它不知人会对它如何,它不跑。我奇怪它为何会在那么小的洞中长那么大。
二〇〇一年九月二十四。我在移动芦荟花盆,发现底下洞口跑出一个动物。速度太快,我没看清是何物,是一只变色兔子。有一只爬上我的肩,抱着我的脖子,是 猴子。我在房间里抓它,因为它一直在花盆底下长大,并不认识人,它不知人会对它如何,它不跑。我奇怪它为何会在那么小的洞中长那么大。