Mimi Chui

This body of work investigates the symbiotic nexus between hydrology and human civilisation, positioning water not merely as a biological necessity but as an elemental custodian of human history. Societal narratives have long revered water as the cradle of life; by tracing its origination, evolution, and sustainability, these artworks construct a visual cartography of our collective terrestrial experience.
If water is understood as a foundational element of the natural world, it simultaneously functions as an omnipresent witness to anthropogenic development. Across global cultures, water infrastructure and river systems form the genesis of collective memory—most notably within the Chinese consciousness, where the Huang He (Yellow River) is venerated as the "Mother River" and the geographic birthplace of ancient civilisation.
Through tactile abstraction and fluid materiality, this project interrogates how a primordial natural element can archive the passage of time, ultimately questioning how the movement of water mirrors, records, and witnesses both the historical development and the fragile beauty of humanity.