Tjursday 22.01.09 Visit to Chinese Art Centre
We were visiting the Centre to have a preview of a new Exhibition by Eric Fong who had enlisted the help of Henshaws to film visually impaired and blind people experiencing a visit to the Whitworth Gallery to look at a visual art work using lights and fabrics. I was quite disappointed to realise I could not see well enough to understand what the artist was portraying. The three people who took part all discussed with Eric what they had garnered from the visit.
Eric fong told us that he had been born in China, then from the age of eight had lived in Canada and grown up to practice as a doctor for twenty years. He had become interested in visual art and studied in London for a Fine Arts Degree. He also explained that he had always been interested in visual impairment.
He had recently travelled to Shanghai to look at how China was embrasing western medicine alongside their traditional chinese products. He had taken photographs of different people working in various jobs together with a display of the brand name tabletsand creams they were using. It appeared to me that there was an emphasis on health care and vitamins. Their homes seemed to be sparse and lacking in the luxury comforts we take for granted. One exception was a young couple who appeared to have a modern and more spacious living space.
There was film showing groups of people exercising in a park in front of a statue of Marx and Lenin. Also that film went on to a scene in a street, where a band was playing, with lots of people enjoying some ballroom dancing.
Whilst we all had a taste of deliscious chinese tea a team of security guards came into the centre with sniffer dogs to sweep the premises. An MP was visiting Manchester that day to meet with various Chinese Groups and Communities, so I am assuming he would have been one of the VIP guests at the official opening of the exhibition later that day.
Our grateful thanks to Ann Hornsby for her vivid descriptions and all of the members of the Art Centre for their warm welcome. Mary worked her usual magic to get us all there safely and ensure that we enjoyed our visit. Many thanks to all volunteers who dedicate their time to us.
Posted by Elaine
Eric fong told us that he had been born in China, then from the age of eight had lived in Canada and grown up to practice as a doctor for twenty years. He had become interested in visual art and studied in London for a Fine Arts Degree. He also explained that he had always been interested in visual impairment.
He had recently travelled to Shanghai to look at how China was embrasing western medicine alongside their traditional chinese products. He had taken photographs of different people working in various jobs together with a display of the brand name tabletsand creams they were using. It appeared to me that there was an emphasis on health care and vitamins. Their homes seemed to be sparse and lacking in the luxury comforts we take for granted. One exception was a young couple who appeared to have a modern and more spacious living space.
There was film showing groups of people exercising in a park in front of a statue of Marx and Lenin. Also that film went on to a scene in a street, where a band was playing, with lots of people enjoying some ballroom dancing.
Whilst we all had a taste of deliscious chinese tea a team of security guards came into the centre with sniffer dogs to sweep the premises. An MP was visiting Manchester that day to meet with various Chinese Groups and Communities, so I am assuming he would have been one of the VIP guests at the official opening of the exhibition later that day.
Our grateful thanks to Ann Hornsby for her vivid descriptions and all of the members of the Art Centre for their warm welcome. Mary worked her usual magic to get us all there safely and ensure that we enjoyed our visit. Many thanks to all volunteers who dedicate their time to us.
Posted by Elaine
posted by elaine at 10:34 AM
1 Comments:
January 26, 2009 5:51 PM
Hello Elaine I have just read your accont of your visit last Thursday, It seems that overall the trip was well worth while,Glad to see that your journey to henshaws has been sorted out.
I was hoping to be at fowlshaws this morning! but a cold is reluctent toleave me.
I shall aim for next week. Don
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