As an artist who has worked intensively with stone, OU Jiun-You was often confronted with the problem of transporting large or heavy works during her nomadic life in Europe. When storage and transport solutions were once again unavailable in the fall of 2023, she decided to dismantle a large block of marble during her “room in residence” at the Semmelweisklinik Clinic Art Center. What is now presented in the vitrina is an almost mundane presence, marked by quiet moments and the simple fact of being perceived. Loose fragments are brought to rest, the stone mound tilts into its angle of rest(*)—that subtle stability in which weight, time, and gravity pause for a moment. Resting on a circular platform raised by two poles, the fragmented stones are held not as rubble, but as if on a sacred support—a silent procession of matter and memory.
(*) The angle of repose is the steepest angle at which a material remains stable without slipping, and is determined by friction, cohesion, and gravity.
OU Jiun-You (歐軍佑) is an artist, stonemason, and sound collector working with material, sound, and landscape. Her nomadic approach interweaves mass, transience, and place, revealing the hidden dynamics between physical environment and personal history.
The exhibition by OU Jiun-You is presented by Brunnenpassage in cooperation with QMA as part of the QMA Artist Collective 2025 program.
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