"Red & White Melody"

Name: "Red & White Melody"
Start: 2014-10-07T00:00:00
End: 2014-11-29T00:00:00
Location: Arts Commons

Oct 7, 2014 to Nov 28, 2014

Arts Commons 205 8 AVENUE SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 0K9

September 25, 2014

2:37 PM

"Red and White Melody" exhibition poster

"Red and White Melody" exhibition poster.

TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary presents Red & White Melody on display in our project window in the Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts +15 walkway.

The closing reception for this exhibition takes place on November 20th at 6:00pm.

Using paper and natural reed Xiaojing Yan creates cocoon like forms presenting a state of new life like rebirth and reincarnation. Employing the traditional Chinese craft of lantern making these forms self adapt to change and growth, offering a space for incubation, and shelter from the environment. The cocoon drifts as a self-contained organ ready to survive and blossom. These delicate forms are complex in their geometry; pliable, porous and translucent yet posses great internal strength. This contradiction of fragility and strength convey the immigrant experience.