The Harmony between Man and Heaven



The Harmony between Man and Heaven Experimental Landscape from China

 

The former prison Blokhuispoort in Leeuwarden hosts The Harmony between Man and Heaven: Experimental Landscapes from China, curated by Alfred Dong. This exhibition is an appendix to the main exhibition Terra Cognita. Chinese landscape photography

Chinese landscape photography is deeply influenced by China's traditional landscape art, with its iconic compositions and emphasis on the harmony between man and nature. In contrast, in the experimental photography that curator Alfred Dong has assembled, it is precisely the difficult marriage between tradition and modernity, and feelings of loss and confusion, that are central.

The exhibition includes the works of 5 Chinese photographers. Fu Weixing, Gao Hongxun, Lu Chaosheng, Wang Peiquan, Zhang Weixing. An overview of their work can be found here

Blokhuispoort

The Blokhuispoort in Leeuwarden was founded in 1499 and served as a prison for centuries. The former Special Penitentiary now houses 120 creative businesses, occupying spaces including the former cells and other facilities in the large complex.