Shaped as a pastry mold, Oryza Tuberose is an attempt to portray two poetic and witty Chinese Euphemism of the word faeces together.
fèn mǐ tián gòng
糞 – 米田共
Shit – Rice Field Altogether
(Direct Translation of each character)
yè lái xiāng
夜来香
Night Blooming Plant
(Refering to Night Soil – human excreta collected from cesspools at night for fertilizer)
Oryza Tuberose
2018
Raku White Stoneware, Mother of Pearl Lustre
22 x 9 x 24 cm
Shayne Phua 