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Reflections on Moon in a Dew Drop Recounting Lindy Lee's celestial exhibition. Image source: MCA. March 3, 2021 A major survey exhibition by artist Lindy Lee recently showed at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Informed by Zen Buddhist philosophies of Master Dōgen, she represents existential mediations of the self and one’s place in the universe. Lee explores a sustained motif of celestial reverence in Moon in a Dew Drop, uniting juxtaposing notions of worldly and metaphysical infinity and finiteness. As a Chinese-Australian artist, Lee’s work is centred on a per...

In the Present Moment Daoism has existed for more than 2,000 years, as one of the two largest philosophical systems of China, associated with naturalistic or mystical religion. Traditionally, it deals with two areas: metaphysics and ethics. In its broadest sense, Daoist attitudes to life are ones of acceptance and joy. Meanwhile, Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism developed at the beginning of the sixth century CE. “Chan” transliterates as “meditation” – so the practice of this thought is loosely centred on awakening and consciousness, nullifying the roots of human suffering. ...

ArtReview Birth and Death, 2003, inkjet print, ink, synthetic polymer paint on Chinese accordion book, dimensions variable. Photo: Anna Kucera. © the artist. Courtesy the artist and MCA Australia, Sydney The failure to belong to a culture is often framed as a personal shortcoming. But for Lindy Lee, the perspective of an outsider can lead to acts of artistic generation and open the door to truths you don’t yet know. The Australian-Chinese artist grew up in Brisbane, Queensland, during the 1950s and 60s, before the end of the White Australia policy, the regime that restricted immigration f...