Hina Cao
Tape is drawing
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make a drawing of
your drawing instrument with
your drawing instrument
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tape draws itself
precision of materiality
in the freedom of precision
tape draws itself
be free as you want
tape will draw as precise
as it can
precision is materiality
precision of not knowing
tape is drawing
drawing is tape
marker, pencil, ink, tape on paper, 30x42in Tape is drawing
marker on rice paper, 14x14in Saturday morning
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Saturday morning
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running in the winds
stretching limbs
two friends
scaring away clouds of
pigeons with laughters
from our ancient
childhoods
pastel on rice paper, 14x14in
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marker, pencil, ink on rice paper, 14x14in
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oil pastel, marker on rice paper 14x14in
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marker, oil pastel on rice paper, 14x14in
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oil pastel, marker, pencil on cotton paper
18x66in Pink clouds
Pink clouds
a field of cotton
grows and
grows until
reaches the sky
becomimg pink
clouds
oil pastel, marker, ink on rice paper 28x54in Life death
Life life
a child’s cry
under earth
a thousand years
life life
green urge
cumbling fights
death death
buried breath
white silence
oil pastel, pencil, marker, ink on cotton paper 30x42in Colorful immediacy
Colorful immediacy
no depth to
hide anything
breath in
and out
be alive
pay attention