Tag Archives: prd culture
怀疑: A Cross Cultural Parable
This and next weekend, the teachers of the Shenzhen University Department of Acting are performing a Chinese adaptation of Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley, or 怀疑 as it is … Continue reading
The White Lady of Shiyan
Last week, I met Ye Enling, a 70-something Shiyan native. Mr. Ye worked in Overseas Chinese affairs for over twenty years, and his current interests include calligraphy, linguistics, architectural design, … Continue reading
怀德村：virtue’s rewards
It’s been a while since I’ve summarized an episode from The Transformation of Shenzhen Villages (沧海桑田深圳村庄三十年) and so today, episode 6: The Secret of Huaide Village (怀德的秘密), which puns the … Continue reading
旧楼村: alleyways and crumbling bricks
Images from Old Loucun (旧楼村), a large swathe of crumbling tile homes, traditional brick homes, narrow roads and alleys, and mid 80s 2 and 3-storey homes. Handshakes on horizon.
Textual Logic: life as gerund
For me calligraphy has been one of the real pleasures of learning Chinese. Indeed, even when I can’t read what I’m seeing, I enjoy trying to following the line and … Continue reading
indie film premiere tonight
Feng Yu of Art de Vivre in Meilin (圆筒艺术空间) works to bring documentary and independent films to Shenzhen, organizing underground festivals. Tonight, Song and Moon will be premiered in a … Continue reading
Coaster Raid Biennale Retrospective
Last night, Gigi and Michael of Riptide Collective hosted the opening for Coaster Raid Shenzhen’s Biennale Retrospective. Witty and fresh the Retrospective will be up for the final week of … Continue reading
Photographing transformation
For those interested in the transformation of Shenzhen, the city has a wonderful assortment of documentary photographers, six of whom have been featured in the China Insights Exhibition. The impulse … Continue reading
临摹：When is a copy not a copy?
This November, I was an assistant for the OCAT international art residency program, through which I met artists Frank Haermans and Thomas Adebahr, the artist collective of Nika Oblak and … Continue reading
Leaves of Book – The Work of Charles La Belle
I was privileged to speak at the Dec 11, book launch for Charles La Belle‘s Corpus and Guilty. To see the show, go to Saamlung Gallery in Hong Kong. To … Continue reading
