001_butterfly table
laser cut acrylic, vacuum forming PVC plasticdimension: 24”W x 24”L x 17”H
Zhuangzi’s dream
"Life is like a dream" is a Chinese proverb, an old saying that is repeated over and over again. Tracing its origin, it comes from the end of "Zhuangzi - On Qiwu.”
"The Butterfly Dream"
“周庄梦蝶”
Once, Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering about, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know that he was Zhuang Zhou.
昔者莊周夢為胡蝶，栩栩然胡蝶也，自喻適志與。不知周也。
Suddenly he woke up, and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuang Zhou. But he didn't know if he was Zhuang Zhou who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming that he was Zhuang Zhou. Between Zhuang Zhou and the butterfly, there must be some distinction! This is called the Transformation of Things.
俄然覺，則蘧蘧然周也。不知周之夢為胡蝶與，胡蝶之夢為周與。周與胡蝶，則必有分矣。此之謂物化。
— Zhuangzi, chapter 2
— 庄子，第二章
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