Three Times Spanning

Cristallina marble, sugar maple tree, 2025

Marble slabs: 3 m x 3 m x 1.1 m, sugar maple tree: 4 m x 1.6 m x 4.5 m

Photograph by Thomas Clark

Three Times Spanning is a sculptural work that interweaves stone, wood, and the human body to explore themes of temporality and transformation. Set in the Clark Art Institute’s Museum Park, Massachusetts, USA, two marble slabs hold a decaying fallen tree and a human body imprint, each material representing a different span of life and time.

The marble stands for permanence, shaped by the artist’s hand and rooted in personal heritage, while the tree and body evoke natural decay and disappearance. Through this contrast of presence and absence, the work invites reflection on cycles of growth, loss, and memory.