Contemporary artworks around and outside a 600-year-old house in Yanqiao village, Foshan, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Yanqiao village in Foshan, Guangdong province, is a serene village with a distinctive local style. Children fish by the lotus pond and adults enjoy chatting in front of centuries-old houses first built in the Ming Dynasty (1644-1911).
One of these buildings belonged to He Huangzhao, an early-20th-century businessman who contributed to his hometown's charity course. His 600-year-old ancestral house is used as an experimental ground for artists whose works investigate the relationship between man and his cultural roots.
Contemporary artworks around and outside a 600-year-old house in Yanqiao village, Foshan, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The works, some made of daily objects, constitute Zhai Sheng Ji, an exhibition held until Feb 12 as part of the ongoing Art Field Nanhai in Yanqiao.
Pang Hailong, the exhibition's curator, invited 42 artists from around the world to Yanqiao village to feel it, understand its past, and envision its future. The works dwell on the complicated relationships between individuals and their places of origin.
Contemporary artworks around and outside a 600-year-old house in Yanqiao village, Foshan, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Contemporary artworks around and outside a 600-year-old house in Yanqiao village, Foshan, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Contemporary artworks around and outside a 600-year-old house in Yanqiao village, Foshan, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Contemporary artworks around and outside a 600-year-old house in Yanqiao village, Foshan, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Contemporary artworks around and outside a 600-year-old house in Yanqiao village, Foshan, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
