Project Designer - Ye Qin Zhu
“When we step into the gourd, we are reminded to step into ourselves, to inhabit ourselves respectfully and purposefully.
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“According to Taoists the universe is bottle gourd shaped, resembling the number 8 (the mobius strip; infinity).“
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“When we step into the gourd, we are reminded to step into ourselves, to inhabit ourselves respectfully and purposefully.
Our bodies are sites for perceiving the universe, and the perceiver - each of us - is A Universe.”

“A Universe” is a giant bottle gourd made of Earth - cob and lime plaster. Cob
is one of the oldest and toughest building materials, some of its structures date back millennia
and are still standing today.”

“When it rains, water streams into channels carved on its outside walls and down to the windows, where there are instruments that fill up, tip, spill, hit notes, and make music.”
“You can enter at either
of the two ends; inside, there are large feet, hands, and heads lining the walls, resembling a
body turned outside in.”
“According to Taoists the universe is bottle gourd shaped, resembling the number 8 (the mobius strip; infinity).“
