Breaking the Ice
So, episode 2 of 沧海桑田 is 破冰. What was the ice and how was it broken? A few notes, below. Episode 2 begins with shots of thick ice on the Huai river, the narrator metaphorically speaking about the...
View ArticleThe Fishing Village that Became a World Symbol: 渔民村
So, I have been catching up on the Shenzhen documentary, 沧海桑田:深圳村庄30年. After setting the historic stage with rural poverty and economic immigration / cold war defection (episode 1) and then national...
View Article渔一村:of old men and the landfilled sea
Yesterday’s bloggy romance with the sea continues and although I have shifted my gaze from Cuba to Shekou, it is worth mentioning that the writers’ emphasis on masculine conquest continues; today, in...
View ArticleThe P+V Academy
So these past few months, I have been busy setting up a public arts education program at the P+V Gallery (虔贞女校艺展馆) in Dalang. We’re calling this series of events, the P+V Academy (虔贞女校学堂). This name,...
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