Yuen /circle/

Yuen, meaning “circle” in Chinese, symbolizes contentment and perfection, unity and harmony.

Gamzar began his apprentice journey by learning the basic techniques of crafting galvanized iron from Master Michael Yu. Gamzar discovered that galvanized iron was not as hard as imagined but slightly elastic, soft on the outside and rigid inside, making it challenging to handle. This binary quality of the material reminded him of the Chinese philosophy of Yin-yang — harmony is created through opposites: motion and stillness, odd and even, rigid and soft. When designing the work, Gamzar incorporated two polarities with paper fans to convey his concept, using parametric design to analyze the shape and simulate the overall structure.

The natural pattern of galvanized iron is juxtaposed with the smoothness of brass. Gamzar used the folding technique to present the changes of light and shadow, resulting in an accordion-shaped installation. Rectangular-shaped metals are connected to form numerous imperfect circles, completing the circle in the end.

「圓」在東方文化裡寓意美滿、統一、團結與和諧。

金澤跟隨俞國強師傅學習傳統白鐵工藝，他發現這個物料沒有想象中堅硬，有輕微的彈性。直至他親手剪裁白鐵，他才了解到白鐵是一種外柔內剛的物料，處理時需要用上的力氣也不少。探索白鐵的過程讓他聯想到陰陽的哲學：事物透過對立兩面，如動靜、奇偶、剛柔等達至和諧，並萌生起創作靈感。於是在設計整個作品時，金澤嘗試以兩儀的概念結合摺扇的形態呈現他的創意，運用結合參數化設計分析造型，模擬出整體結構。

作品展現白鐵本身的紋樣質感，在黃銅的襯托下，金澤利用摺疊的技術呈現光影的變化，最終完成一個蜿蜒曲折的風琴形裝置。多層拼接的方形勾畫出每一個彎，構成不圓滿的圓。作品是金澤個人哲學的具像演釋。