Curators: Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu
Exhibitors: The China Academy of Art Professors: Song Shuhua, Jiang Weihua, Huang Li.
Students: Ye Shu, Shao Xiayue, Zhong Xiaofan, Wang Linfei, Wang Mingzhe, Xu Gaohong, Xie Tianyi, Wang Qiance, Fang Ziyun, Wang Jiaqi, Xu Jialei, Kang Lu, Xiao Yanan, Ding Zhangwei, Lyu Yangming, Wu Jiongzhang, Yang Zhen, Xu Chengling, Tang Hui, Geng Tianxu, Ye Shiquan, Zhu Pengzhengyang, Chen Xu, Jiang Cenyu, Fang Chengkai, Lyu Mohan, Ren Xiaoyu, Zhu Jiaoyang, Huang Shihan, Zhou Ziyue, Wang Xueli, Wang Shutong, Xu Zhangyi, Chen Yufei, Zhu Bingkun, Xia Shuang.
The University of Saint Joseph, Macao Professor: Nuno Soares and his team.
Iwan Baan
Venue: Arsenale, Campo della Tana, Castello 2126/A
Parallel Worlds, Exhibition from Macao, China
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Description
Macao, known as the “Las Vegas of the East”, cherishes its history preserved since the 16th century alongside a vast urban area transformed after its return to China in 1999. However, amid globalisation and digital evolution, this tourist hotspot and East-West cultural exchange hub faces dilemmas: maintaining cultural identity, addressing social issues, and creating space for innovative development. Macao’s most fascinating aspect is its coexisting “cities within a city”: historic Macao, the casino city, the new city representing modern city development, and Macao’s invisible digital operation as a cashless city.
The exhibition consists of two parts. Iwan Baan’s photography highlights the contrasts between these “worlds”. A collaborative study by a team from the China Academy of Art and the University of Saint Joseph, Macao explores the creative possibilities between Macao and the world, aligned with the Biennale’s theme.