Photohraphs by Nadine Zhan

Tái Sinh: rebirth, reincarnation, recycling

Tái Sinh is a tactile shrine which prioritizes ritual and prayer through the cyclical making of incense from flower offerings. A new way for younger audiences to engage in traditional practices, this shrine values decompression and connection to the spiritual world through incense making, allowing for users to actively participate in Buddhism.

The flower offerings at the top, once dead, can be dried in the bottom compartment and grinded to be mixed into incense to be burned and offered again. All the ingredients for incense making is included in the structure.

Flower offerings in Buddhism reprsent the impermenance of life and the fleeting nature of life. Incense stand as a bridge between us and the spiritural world.

How to Make Incense

Tái Sinh Ashlyn Huynh Website

Tái Sinh
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