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Meng Du collected vintage frames and incises the images of old furnitures on the mirrors. Rising from the old chairs, suitcases, and dressing tables, the cloud shapes seem to be the souls that inhabit in them. Tsukumogami, in Japanese culture, refers to the belief that objects, which are neglected for more than a hundred years, would absorb the essence of the earth, accumulate their resentment for the neglect or perceive the Buddhist teachings and gain their own souls to transform into ghosts. Yukio Mishima cites the tale of Tsukumogami in his novel The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. He recounts that a pile of objects were abandoned by their owner at the beginning of spring and they turned into ghosts and spirits. Meng Du recollected these discarded objects and photo frames, and depicted the images on the mirrors to redefine these old objects and rediscover their meanings as well as values.

Meng Du collected vintage frames and incises the images of old furniture on the mirrors. Rising from the old chairs, suitcases, and dressing tables, the cloud shapes seem to be the souls that inhabit in them. Tsukumogami, in Japanese culture, refers to the belief that objects, which are neglected for more than a hundred years, would absorb the essence of the earth, accumulate their resentment for the neglect or perceive the Buddhist teachings and gain their own souls to transform into ghosts. Yukio Mishima cites the tale of Tsukumogami in his novel The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. He recounts that a pile of objects were abandoned by their owner at the beginning of spring and they turned into ghosts and spirits. Meng Du recollected these discarded objects and photo frames, and depicted the images on the mirrors to redefine these old objects and rediscover their meanings as well as values.

Exhibition History
Meng Du: The Climb, The Fall, Fou Gallery, New York, 25 June–7 August, 2016. (Brochure)
Meng Du: Remembrance, Rochester Institute of Technology NTID Gallery, Rochester, New York, May 3–17, 2013
Literature History
Meng Du: The Climb, The Fall (exhibition brochure). Text by Michael Rogers. New York: Fou Gallery, 2016.
Melissa, Chapman. “Meng Du.” The Spoiler's Hand, Issue 12, September 2016.
"Mengdu was awarded Honorable Mention at the International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2016." Art China, 21 November 2016
Feng, Yuanya. "The Climb, The Fall: Revealing the Time Through Glass." Art China, 25 October 2016.
Dong, Fangdong. "An Interview Note: She Blows Glass in Rochester." Wanfenyi, 18 June 2016.
Du, Meng. “Artist Meng Du: A Witch Who Tells Stories with Glass.” Interview with Su Muzhe. ZaoWuji, May 2016.
Liao, Hansi. "Meng Du: Nostalgia Finds Permanence in Glass.” Beyond Chinatown, 29 July 2016.
Wang, Sue. "New York Based Artist Meng Du’s Solo Exhibition “The Climb, The Fall” to be Presented at Fou Gallery" (exhibition preview). CAFA Art Info, 20 June 2016, illustrated.
"Meng Du: The Climb, The Fall." Art China, 17 June 2016.
Cordaro, Cordell. “Glass Tiger-- Meng Du.” Art House Press, June 2015.