Julia Hung

An Unusual Knot series

2021

Material
Enamelled copper wire
Dimensions
H98 × W60 × D60 cm
Shown
An Unusal Knot

An Unusual Knot questions free will and the originality of artistic creation through knot theory. Referencing nontrivial knots—forms that cannot be untied in three-dimensional space—interwoven copper wire becomes a metaphor for the entanglement of genes, environment, and memory. Crocheted intuitively without a predetermined composition, the semi-translucent structures move beyond linear thinking, holding the paradox of freedom and constraint within nonlinear time.

An Unusual Knot, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Pink Torus, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 2, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Pink Torus, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 3, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Pink Torus, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 4, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Torus, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 5, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Amphichiral, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 6, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Spun Twist, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 7, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Multifoil, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 8, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Vibrant Sphere, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 9, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Blue Multifoil, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 10, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Trefoil Pretzel, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 11, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Pink Ribbon, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 12, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Morphing Torus, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 13, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Figure-Eight Ribbon, 2021
An Unusual Knot, view 14, enamelled copper wire, H98 × W60 × D60 cm.
Chiral, 2021