And the elephant No.3 和象 3

Media: Color on the silk 绢本设色

Size: 74 cm × 58 cm

Artist: Chang, Lei 常磊

In And the Elephant 3, the elephant’s body curls inward within a dim, muted space, its form lowered and nearly merging with the background. Layers of haze and abrasion soften its contours, rendering its presence unstable and subdued. No event unfolds, nor does the elephant engage with any counterpart; what remains is a withdrawn, inward state. A faint red line passes through the composition like a residual trace, offering neither direction nor narrative. The work preserves a sense of existence after depletion—neither absent nor central, but quietly sustained.

《和象 3》中，象的身体蜷伏于灰暗空间之中，形体低垂，几近与背景融为一体。雾状的层叠与擦痕不断削弱其边界，使其存在显得不稳定而迟缓。画面中并无明确事件，象也未与任何对象形成关系，只呈现一种内收、回避的状态。细微的红线穿行其间，如同残留的痕迹，却不构成指引或叙事。作品保留的是一种被消耗后的存在感——既未消失，也不再占据中心。