Conjoining

Hexagram 31 is named 咸 (xián), “Conjoining”. Other variations include “influence (wooing)” and “feelings”. Its inner trigram is ☶ (艮 gèn) bound = (山) mountain, and its outer trigram is ☱ (兌 duì) open = (澤) swamp.

Confucius/Legge: Initiative is here used in the sense of mutually influencing. The magnetic trigram is above and the dynamic trigram is below — their two influences move, respond and unite with each other. The male is placed below the female — his repression is her satisfaction and brings fulfillment. Advantage depends upon firm correctness, as in the marrying of a young lady. Heaven and earth stimulate each other and all things attain birth. The sages stimulate the minds of men and harmony is born. If we examine the pattern of these influences, the nature of heaven and earth is revealed.

Size

70x100x2.5 cm

Weight

2.50 kg

Materials

Acrylic on canvas

Period

2010

Record

Solo exhibition – 'Primordio',Arrivada Gallery, Chur, Switzerland. 2012

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