Chinese Patchwork Wang Shaoqiang This project invites contemporary artists

This project invites contemporary artists and researchers to approach

Il s'intéresse particulièrement à l'exploration des intersections complexes entre les imaginaires spatiaux et les cadres bâtis

ancré dans les pratiques et perceptions

patterned courtyards

Chinese Patchwork Wang Shaoqiang This project invites contemporary artistsPatchwork has a long history in China, tracing its roots back almost two thousand years to the arrival of Buddhism in the region. Across millennia, a thread can be traced from spiritual practitioners embracing patchwork textiles to their use in secular culture, eventually leading to a form of functional domestic decorationand an outlet for artistic ingenuitythat continues in parts of Chinas countryside today. The first ever book on the subject,