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fun links
busy weekend that brought me to three folks doing interesting work in shenzhen. descriptions and links below. Liang Xiaoling (梁小铃) has collected artifacts stored and hidden away in Hakka homes. … Continue reading
anxious masses: Thinking about Gu Wenda´s Ink Alchemy
Yesterday at the opening for experimental ink artist Gu Wenda, I was struck by the unfolding of scale in his work. His early work could be completed by one person. … Continue reading
a character is a universe
today, i met chang hongcai, a calligrapher. teacher chang’s studio is located in liuxiandong (留仙㓊),an artist colony of sorts. the liuxian village head has rented out (at cheap cheap prices) … Continue reading
tangtou, baishizhou
tangtou old housing, new village Baishizhou has the distinction of being Shenzhen’s “city that isn’t a city, village that isn’t a village (城不城，村不村).” The first stop (bus or subway) … Continue reading
futures – yuanling 2
jijian kindergarten Originally uploaded by maryannodonnell even as yuanling’s factories are upgraded to retail storefronts, the old neighborhoods – especially the old courtyard residential areas – are being razed to … Continue reading
do not remove sketch
do not remove sketch Originally uploaded by maryannodonnell ’nuff said. for a wonderful gallery of shenzhen grafitti, visit the western bank of the shahe river bridge at binhai road. the … Continue reading
unexpected encounters with tradition…
Shenzhen villages are places of unexpected encounters with tradition, living and reworked. Indeed, these encounters are reason enough to meander through the villages. Just to the left of the entry … Continue reading
chiwan 2009
pigeons Originally uploaded by maryannodonnell today was the 15th of the 10 month of the lunar calendar, so i did what all good girls do – went temple hopping. chiwan … Continue reading
中国观澜版画基地: What is a cultural resource?
residence tower and lily pond Originally uploaded by maryannodonnell Yesterday, Wenzi and I visited her classmate, Zhao Jiachun who works at the Guanlan Woodblock Print Base (中国观澜版画基地). Jiachun generously showed … Continue reading
