- Size: 47.6 (L) x 34.6 (W) cm
This souvenir is sold on the occasion of Asia Society Hong Kong Center’s exhibition, Bat Cave: Treasures of the Day and Creatures of the Night, from 16 September 2015 to 03 January 2016. Bats are an auspicious symbol in China as the word for “bats” in Chinese is phonetically similar to the word for “blessings.” Bats were especially popular during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and could be found on a wide range of objects from folk art to court commissioned pieces. Despite the frequent appearance of bats in Chinese history, little attention has been paid to them.
Asia Society Hong Kong Center is much honored to invite Ms. Wei to create bat-themed paper cutting work responding to the exhibition “Bat Cave: Treasures of the Day and Creatures of the Night” in 2015 – 2016. These traditional art pieces were made during the exhibition.
Paper cutting artist, Ms. Wei came from the Glory Village in Guizhou. She is from the Shui minority group, which is one of the 56 ethnic groups in China. Today, 93% of Shui people (over 300,000 individuals) reside in Guizhou.
As a small girl, Ms. Wei was fascinated by her mother snipping away gracefully at colorful paper. Before long, Ms. Wei became the paper cutting master, being able to continue their family tradition for another generation.
亞洲協會香港中心很榮幸邀請水族剪紙師魏女士，為2015–2016年展覽「別有洞天：蝙蝠之旅」製作以蝙蝠為主題的剪紙藝術品。
水族為中國五十六個小數民族之一，當中百分之九十三的水族人居於貴州。來自貴州榮耀村的魏女士，從小觀看母親剪紙，對母親剪紙時優雅的姿態和作品的色彩感到著迷。魏女士不久後也成為了剪紙大師，將家族傳統傳承到下一代。