2026 春 Spring

‘未儘有餘 x 行茶’

‘Loose fit x Moving tea’

去年早些時候我和陶藝家們開始着手製作一些中國茶器具，這個過程比我們想象中的更慢。

從介紹什麼是中國茶器具以及如何使用，到不同的衝泡方式及茶葉的形狀和器皿之間的使用關繫，這些都是一個漫長的摸索過程。

在這個過程中，我們對“行茶”這個理唸越來越感興趣。

我自己很喜歡“行茶”這個説法，茶湯和香氣行走在器物和時間，空間的關繫裡。”行茶“不僅僅代表着茶湯的流動，也暗示着時間，記憶，關繫的流動。所以，我們的茶器目前也根據季節的變換來調整器型與色繫。

今年春天的時候，墨爾本大學建築繫的一位講師找到我們，想邀請我們與他們正在備展的茶屋建築合作。

Early last year, we began working on a collection of Chinese tea wares. The process turned out to be much slower than we expected. It has been a long journey of learning and learning, and it is still continuing. 

Along the way, we became more interested in the concept of Xing Cha (行茶). 

I have always been drawn to this expression. It speaks the movement of tea, its liquid and aroma, through the relationships between vessels, time and space. For us, Xing Cha reflects not only the flow of tea itself, but also the echoing of time, memory and relationships in between. With this in mind, our tea vessels have gradually evolved in response to the changing seasons, through variations in form and colour.

In the spring of this year, a lecturer from the Melbourne School of Design (MSD) at the University of Melbourne approached us with an invitation to collaborate on a teahouse installation for an architectural exhibition.

這個建築展裡搭建了一個臨時茶屋，是由建築師Nancy Ji, Hiroto Kobayashi以及建築事務所Veneer House共同完成的。我學習了非常多關於這個茶屋的建築理唸，很喜歡他們輕量，靈活，環保的材料特點以及他們關注人文與生態的空間設計，我們也感到非常幸運能將我們的“行茶"在這次的展覽中介紹給大家。

展覽將從9月24號一直延續到12月11號，在此邀請大家能夠進入到茶屋的空間裡體會在那裡靜坐的體感，也希望你能夠聽見在這個空間下我們通過這些器皿所作出的溫柔表達。

The temporary teahouse was designed by architects Hiroto Kobayashi, Nancy Ji, and the architectural studio Veneer House. Through this collaboration, I learned many ideas about their approach and I was drawn to the lightness and flexibility of the structure, as well as its warm approach to people and the natural environment. It was a wonderful opportunity for us to bring our work of Xing Cha into this exhibition.

The show runs from 24 September to 11 December. We warmly invite you to visit the teahouse, spend some time within its space, and experience how the vessels come together and sit with the architecture.

展期中，我們也共同舉行了與策展人以及建築師Nancy Ji，陶藝家Kate Wischusen, Cura Wei的一場對話。當天，我們也同時在這個臨時搭建的茶屋中爲大家泡了幾壺茶，度過了一些珍貴的時光。

During the exhibition, we also co-host a conversation with the curator, architect Nancy Ji, and ceramic artist Kate Wischusen and Cura Wei. On the day, we served some tea inside the temporary teahouse. It was a lovely moment. 

在這次的經驗與對話當中，我們收到了非常多非常多的鼓勵和支持，在此非常感謝大家對我們的關注與祝福。

希望未來有更多機會通過作品與大家相聚，祝大家夏天愉快 :)

以下是與展覽相關的文字及筆記，曾用於展覽陳述的及公共講座中。

謝謝你的閱讀。

 

We received so much encouragement and support from everyone who visited the exhibition and joined us for the conversation. We can not express enough how deeply grateful we felt for your interest, generosity and kindness.

We hope to meet you soon through our new work in the future.

Happy summer everyone :)

Below, you will find our group statement, Moving Tea, written by our fellow artist Georgia Black.

Thank you for reading.

‘行茶’

‘Moving Tea’

 

Artists: Callum Kent, Cura Wei, Georgia Black, Goosullae Kim, Hannah Jones, Kate Wischusen, Sarah Carayannis

Ciwacha is a ceramic collective that brings together seven artists creating functional tea ware for contemporary Chinese tea ceremony. Centred on the concept of Xing Cha (行茶 "Moving Tea"), the project explores how vessels become extensions of the body and tools for presence, memory and quiet exchange. The term Xing Cha evokes the fluid interrelation between action and stillness, form and spirit. It brings water, clay, leaf and breath together in a quiet, embodied dialogue of attention and rhythm, where the ephemeral elements of time, being and memory flow through and in between forms. Teapots, cups, bowls, trays and scoops are explored not only as objects of ritual, but as containers of experience: porous bodies shaped by hand and time that both hold and release, absorb and echo.

Moving Tea (行茶) is not only a presentation of ceramic tea ware, but also a reflection on presence and on the quiet, transformative act of making and sharing. It is an invitation to pause, to listen and to let small objects become vessels for something much larger. Together, the works form a contemplative landscape where silence, memory and the act of serving become ways of tracing the echoes that linger in moments of stillness.

 

Photo by Callum Kent

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