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    ZHENG MAHLER

    Sep 01, 2020 4 minutes
    BY OPHELIA LAI

    Flanked by hills and quarries in northeastern Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen is famed for its porcelain. The region’s rich deposits of kaolinite resulted in exceptional wares sought after by European colonial powers. Kaolinite is useful for another reason: it traps rare-earth elements, which are extracted today for many applications, from oil refining to making smartphones and missile-guidance systems. China supplies most of the United States’ rare-earths imports—an imbalance that has called attention amid the Sino-US trade dispute.

    This historical and geopolitical intersection inspired Zheng Mahler’s installation (2020). Displayed at Asia Society in Hong Kong, four nondescript, bisque-fired vases—one of which broke in transit—accompany nine holographic fans on which 3D-animated images of neon-hued minerals dissolve and mutate into objects including

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