Wang Sishun

To Unite with God and Share His Purity and Immortality, 2013, gold and lacquer, 3.526 × 2.179 × 1.347 cm

The length-to-width and width-to-height ratios of the golden cube are both crafted according to the golden section. Its surface is finished with a heat-blued lacquer. The brilliance of the gold is subdued, and its shiny surface becomes indistinguishable. “It resists the worldly habits of being recognized, just as our bodies resist the continuity of ingrained patterns. We remain unaware of the elusiveness of gold.”