Keep in Silence 2003-2005

The title of this phase of works borrows Ludwig Wittgenstein’s famous quote, “Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen (Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent).” Phenomena can be spoken of, but true essence exists in an unspeakable manner. Keep in Silence touches upon a complex set of subjects and issues, and experiments with a number of sculpting languages in “Keep in Silence”. The Virgin Series and the Body Series within Keep in Silence are first attempts at addressing identity-related problems for Xiang Jing, and serve as preliminary trails for many of her later works.