The Notes of Heaven
Who Is It That Stirs It All Up?
Private Collection
1700x1750x40mm | Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Plaster, Salt, Chinese Ricepaper, Pigment, Clay on Canvas | 2023 | London
The Notes of Heaven
Zi-You said,
‘The Notes of Earth then are simply those which come from its myriad apertures;
The Notes of Man may just be compared to those which (are brought from the tubes of) bamboo-
Allow me to ask about The Notes of Heaven.’
Zi-Qi replied,
‘Blowing the myriad differences, making them stop [proceed] of themselves, sealing their self-selecting
Who Is It That Stirs It All Up?’
—— Chuang Tsu, Qi Wu Lun.
(The Theory of Uniformity)
子游曰：
「 地 籟 則眾竅是已，
人 籟 則比竹是已。
敢問 天 籟。」
子綦曰：
「夫吹萬不同，而使其自已也，
咸其自取，
怒者其誰邪！」
——庄子《齐物论》
