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Happy midautumn festival
Happy midautumn festival















The mixed paint of the pandemic and the past is a good medium. I find that as life gets physically smaller and restrained, I am even more encouraged to think freely, to be creative in many ways, to express without boundaries - unconfined illumination. The moon festival in 2020 is at arms distance. Time is marked in a different way, by restriction and resilience. The pandemic experience has moved us all off centre. Everything still exists, but it is now different. Every aspect of the traditional festival continues to be joyful in itself - families coming together, luminous lanterns, delicious shared meals, mooncakes filled with sweetness and signs of prosperity.īut it is a conundrum. I look up and see the same moon - still capable of granting bountiful harvests, the light of inspiration and the sheer sense of human connection past and present. I think about celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2020. It was a perfect way and place to celebrate the moon festival - a combination of the pure oxygen of art and autumn. It was a wonderful time in a great city filled with life, teeming streets and fun. "One year ago, my exhibition Unconfined Illumination opened in London. May you all be happy and healthy." - Wang Jieyin At this joyful moment, I want to appreciate all the good affinities with people, and I wish our country prosperity and peace.

happy midautumn festival

"The Covid-19 pandemic has led us to witness people's grief and joy in separation and union, leading to a realisation that the only constant in our life is change. The name of this work is Shadow of the Moon, which I painted in 1961. This holiday’s message of the ordinary, simple happiness of peace, health, and reunion will seem so precious and more important than ever this year. In fact, this year is the most meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival to spend with your family. "In this year of turbulence and natural disasters, I hope that the positive energy of art can brighten everyone's mood, and that everyone will enjoy a memorable Mid-Autumn Festival. Shadow of the Moon (L’ombra della Luna), 1961 Zhang Jiuling wrote in the famous poem Looking at the Moon and Longing for One Far Away, “As the bright moon shines over the sea From far away you share this moment with me.” At this moment, we invite 3812 artists to share with us their thoughts and traditions of the festival, hoping to connect the spirit of our communities through art, while we might not be physically together. In 2020, it is an especially challenging year to get together with family.

happy midautumn festival

#Happy midautumn festival full#

In Chinese culture, a full moon symbolises reunion, so the Chinese reunite with their families for celebrations such as a reunion dinner and eating mooncakes. Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Moon Festival, because at this time of year the moon is believed to be at its fullest and brightest. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which is always in the middle of autumn in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals in China after the Chinese New Year.















Happy midautumn festival