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.

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 …

Iris van Herpen at work

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

Naked City

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 …

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 …

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: …