qīqíqǐqì WORKS WITH NATURAL LACQUER AS AN INTERFACE
BETWEEN HAND AND OBJECT, SHAPING THE WAY BODIES MEET,
USE, AND RESPOND TO OBJECTS.

The main working methods of qīqíqǐqì Studio grow from an ongoing exploration of materials and processes. The works often begin in an experimental state: kneading, wrapping and compressing paper and fabric, then binding the forms with multiple layers of natural lacquer, allowing the softness of fibres and the strength of lacquer to interlace and set.

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The making process emphasises bodily experience and manual intuition. Each work unfolds without a predetermined outcome, shaped by touch, pressure and the material’s own resistance. Forms emerge through repeated handling, yet open to chance, interruption and change.​​