在五行中 · 以「四綠」表木星 · 以「五黃」表土星 · 土木相生 · 相輔相成·故取「四綠」、「五黃」論大地與萬 物密不可分之關係。「木」·以傳統水墨勾勒出木之形·取「爻」與「一」的象形組合來表現彼此的相匯·且著以 綠色·象徵草木繁衍·用以傳達生命的訊息。而以平鋪於地的黃色琵琶葉寓土星·象徵大地的蘊育·加上一旁流澥 而至的「一白」·與「四綠」相交而生「水」·再輔以可助木長土沃的陽光(以燈光表之)·萬物藉此滋養叢生。 其中·勾勒木形的筆墨揮灑自如·一筆一畫盡現個人風格·加以光影視覺的運用·一種刻意營造的光合作用·因運 而生。故「四綠、五黃」結合了蘊育萬物的「大地」·大地上的一草一「木」·及助其生長的「水」和「陽光」· 清楚地表達了自然界的運行之道。 

In this installation, ‘Wood’ in the Five Elements is rendered with Lin Sha’s individual style of Chinese ink and bush, which philosophically, not technically, represents ‘nature’ in green while framed within the lighted boxes, a symbol of natural light and a necessary element for the growth of earthly kinds. On the ground, some dried leaves are paved to symbolize ‘Earth’. And here is a white fixture running into ‘Earth’, that is One ‘Pai’, which is believed to bring forth ‘Water’ as it integrates with ‘Earth’ in the Chinese divination. Thus, combining ‘Wood’, ‘Earth’, light and ‘Water’, this installation articulately reveals a message of the cycle of life. 

made in 1998