Ink Brush Hearth, XiShuangBanNa

55th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
Collateral Events

Organizer: MOCA Shanghai
Exhibiting artist:Simon Ma, Julian Lennon
Curators: Achille Bonito Oliva, Paolo De Grandis
Coordinator: PDG Arte Communications

Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello

Palazzo Pisani, San Marco 2810

1st June - 24th November
Organization: MOCA, Shanghai
Ink • Brush • Heart, XiShuangBanNa

“In the end of 2012 I was invited to visit the rainforest of XiShuangBanNa, in the South of China. While I was indulging myself in the serenity of the rainforest, I was more and more astonished by the supremacy of nature. While the colors of my daily environment fade everyday more towards grey, the colors here felt so vital and bright. I observed the trees that reach up to 90 meters height, comparable to most of the new constructed buildings in Chinese cities. In order to be so tall, these trees need to have extremely deeps roots.

I realized then that our society in order to reach higher needs to go deeper and hold on to its own traditions. The trees leaves form an intriguing composition with the feathers of the peacock. With its tail of 100 eyes it is considered as a manifestation of the heavenly Phoenix on earth. In the tradition of Feng Shui it is indicated as the celestial animal of the South of China, representing power and beauty.”Simon Ma
Chiesa di San Stae
Campo San Stae, Santa Croce

June 1st – November 24th
Organization: Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai