Speaker: Gong Pan Pan (Hanfugirl)

Language: English

16 Feb (Sun) | 2pm--4pm

Project Studio #01-02, Stamford Arts Centre

155 Waterloo Street

$20/person

Pre-registration required

Did you know that many textiles and related crafts such as batik and beaded embroidery date back to over 1,200 years ago in China’s Tang dynasty? While most associate silk with the Chinese, the average Han Chinese in China didn’t used to wear silk and the habit of donning silk was very much an aristocratic privilege. Many of the imperial crafts are still being continued in Japan and China today, including the famous carved silk tapestry kesi weave. This lecture will take you on a 2,000 year journey through the use of Silk in China and the evolving Chinese aesthetics. You will get to see first hand some of the rare silk crafts mentioned in ancient texts and used only by the imperial family, and see some of the replica dresses from those periods. Tips will also be provided on how to differentiate a truly handmade and valuable piece of textile from a mass-produced low value one!

DRESSCODE

As no shoes are allowed within the space and attendees will be seated on carpeted flooring, please dress comfortably with easy-to-remove shoes.

ACCESSIBILITY

Please inform the organiser beforehand via email (hanfugirl@gmail.com) if you require special assistance and access to and at the venue.

PHOTO & VIDEO ADVISORY

Please note that photos and videos of you may be taken during the event for internal reporting, external publicity and marketing purposes. Do let us know if you do not wish to have photos or videos of you taken at the event.

Please also note that no outside photography or videos are allowed in the space unless special arrangements with the organiser of the event have been made beforehand.

HEALTH & SAFETY ADVISORY

Finally, if you/your family have just returned from China within the last 2-3weeks before the lecture date, and would really like to attend this lecture but unable to because of self-quarantine measures, please write to me (hanfugirl@gmail.com). I will consolidate the requests and if sufficient requests I could always do another one for those who missed out when this whole thing blows over! You won't lose out because of you being socially responsible!

In light of the current nCov virus situation, we would like to assure you that the Hanfugirls Collective is taking precautionary measures in ensuring all of our well-being.

As such, we would like to advise that anyone who is feeling unwell, placed under Leave of Absence (LOA) or have recent travel history to China in the last 14 days to wait for the next run of the talk instead and to refrain from attending this coming one. You can email me at hanfugirl@gmail.com to be put on the email notification for the next run.

We also regret that we would not be able to have you join us at the talk if you turned up visibly unwell.