Rui Pinto Gonçalves for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China
“The relationship between Man and Nature has always been inseparable, but the connection between the two has undergone numerous and profound changes over time. If we move along the timeline, we can clearly observe these transformations.” Rui Pinto GonçalvesArchitect In the past, we began from a phase of harmony and balance, where Man, a conscious […]
Michel Batlle for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China
“The different peoples that make up China are referred to as “minorities.” This is the title of my painting created in JiuXian. It follows my series from the early 1980s titled “The Cultural Wars.”” Michel BatlleSculpture Artist “The Succession of Shadows” From one shadow to another, Surpassing the shadow, falling back into it, In successive […]
Marta Alvim for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China
“I didn’t expect to visit China so soon, despite always having felt a genuine attraction to the East. This attraction, which is common to many Westerners, was also accompanied by a deep sense of inertia—the inertia of someone who knows they are about to embark on a wonderful and exhausting journey. An open, demanding, and […]
Marina Carvalho for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China
“The Land Art JiuXian artist residency revealed a great dynamism and involvement between art, nature, and community. It was a unique environment of collaborative and sustainable work, which outlined new questions, new perspectives, and new artistic challenges. I believe that in a dynamic community, communication and the expression of feelings and needs are central to […]
Maria Mendonça for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China
“in a lost age, surrounded by the rivers, the mountains the gentleness of the farmers” Maria Mendonça CoustolsPhotographer & Plastic Artist This last residence in China,in Jiu Xian Garden Village,in a lost age,surrounded by the rivers,the mountainsthe gentleness of the farmersLao Tseu in every corner of your mindMade me dive into another universeWhere I felt […]
Filipa Silveira for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China
“In the universe, everything comes and goes. Like the tides of a giant sea. It is a place of meditation, of being, of coexistence, where we find ourselves, where we make our wishes, to the sound of the melody of bamboo reeds.” Filipa SilveiraCreative Artist & Sculpture Artist “A Continuation of Myself” I was inspired […]
Duma Siran for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China
about Duma Siran Duman Siran, born on December 1991, grew up with her family and leads a rural life in the countryside, where her entire family works with pottery.Instead of joining the chinese school, Duma was educated by her parents.Duma performed for the first time when she was 13 years old and she has improved […]
Denis Piel for the Jiu Xian Garden Village project in China
“Unlike the other artists who came to JuXian I was not a novice to the village. This was my third visit to JiuXian. My first visit was with Frederic Coustols when he invited my to join him on a visit of exploration. We had a mutual interest in discovering a village in China, me my […]