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Taiwanese artist Cheng Tsung Feng works to reconstruct 'Fish Trap VI' at Longhouse Reserve in East Hampton. JULIA HEMING
'Fish Trap VI' by Cheng Tsung Feng being reconstructed at Longhouse Reserve in East Hampton. JULIA HEMING
Cheng Tsung Feng and his team carefully work with bamboo, some grown at Longhouse Reserve in East Hampton, to reconstruct 'Fish Trap VI' inspired by fish traps used by the Thao tribe at Sun Moon Lake.
The artist and his team used bamboo and zip-ties to reconstruct the sculpture, which was originally built in Taipei before being deconstructed and shipped to the East End. JULIA HEMING
Cheng Tsung Feng slowly unrolled bamboo to create the shape of the scultpure. JULIA HEMING
After designing displays for international outposts of Hermès, Nike, and Loewe, Taiwanese artist Cheng Tsung Feng’s (b. 1987) first American commission, “Fish Trap VI,” has been installed at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton.
The human-scale bamboo pavilion synthesizes the essence of Feng’s local fishing community. The artist studied traditional bamboo techniques, including learning to make traditional fish traps with the Thao tribe at Sun Moon Lake, before engaging them for his own designs. Inspired by a trip to the East End last fall, Feng’s pavilion is partly fabricated with LongHouse-grown bamboo.
The piece was built in Taipei, deconstructed, shipped to the U.S. and was reconstructed by Feng at LongHouse from July 9 to July 13. On the morning of July 13, Feng led a bamboo workshop inviting the local arts community to build miniature fish traps, weaving by hand and encouraging them to add their own personal designs.
“Fish Trap VI” can be seen at LongHouse Reserve, 133 Hands Creek Road, East Hampton. For more information, visit longhouse.org.
Staff Writer on Jul 14, 2022