Tag: Art
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Last night a mooncake saved my life
Loaded up with mooncakes, I make my way from artistic endeavors by a clear lake to cycling (and singing) on a remote and muddy road in the jungle of central Yunnan and finally, Dali. Traveling through jungly mountains and ancient kingdoms, I finally arrive in the place that still feels like home.
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Happy old year – it’s a wrap
Sharing videos of the PechaKucha Nights in Dali from last year – and looking ahead to a new year.
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Snapshot: PechaKucha Night Dali 2 – Architecture with Intention
PechaKucha Night Dali 2 – Architecture with Intention happened last weekend, at September Bar in Dali Old Town. I was hoping we could do it outside in the courtyard with […]
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DCN 3 – Iris van Herpen: Technology and craft entwined
Reporting on the first Dutch Culture Nights of 2021 – a series of screenings of Iris van Herpen’s mesmerizing creations in Kunming, Dali and Xizhou
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KISS II Microfest: Psychogeography in Kunming
Last weekend the Kunming International Situationist Society (KISS) organized the second edition of the KISS microfest, a practice in psychogeography or dérive. What and who is KISS? KISS was founded […]
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The bee king of Baoshan
Many updates – a short bicycle trip, an encounter with a bee keeper, several art events, a Dutch community event, and meanwhile progress on the Heyang house continues at a […]
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Tripping, tilting, shifting
A long overdue update – meaning that too much has been happening. A neuroscientist friend once told me that human beings can handle stress in one or two areas of […]
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Chinese propaganda
A lot of people know and love vintage Chinese revolution propaganda posters. Possibly the best collection can be found here in Shanghai. Such as this beautiful Red Guard girl: Or this handsome worker: […]