In Conversation
Event Information
Description
In Conversation with artists and curators from 'Paper Exchange'
The talk will be in English and Mandarin, translation will be available.
Paper Exchange finds common ground between artists, coming from long but differing traditions in a global, geographically shrinking world. 11 Chinese artists and 11 Welsh artists take part in the exhibition.
‘One could be amazed how these old traditions can still ignite creative ideas using ancient materials, in a digital age in which people communicate far more easily than ever before. We use social media, e-mails, FaceTime etc… but forget to pay attention to the details of our surroundings and cultural heritage - what we call traditions’ Zhu Chunhang
Artists and Curators in 'Paper Exchange'
Wang Dongling, Chen Xujiang, Chen Yan, Guan Huaibin, Gu Rong, Huang Jun, Hua Jun, Shi Bing, Wang Xi, Zhang Hao, Zhou Jin with Zhu Chunhang and Chen Zijin
Iwan Bala, Richard Cox, Ifor Davies, Dave Gould, Mary Husted, Sue Hunt, Maggie James, Philip Nicol, Valerie Coffin Price, Lois Williams, Sue Williams
image: 'Goodwill is the chain that connects society' (detail) Hua Jun
Paper Exchange will be at BayArt for a month, from 6th April to 3rd May 2019. The gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 5pm. 
Organiser BayArt
Organiser of In Conversation
"The ethos of the space, managed by practicing professional artists, is to catalyse creativity." Nigel Meager
Getting to BayArt: BayArt is located between Cardiff Bay Station (catch train from Cardiff Queen St) and Mermaid Quay (one of the 3 car parks in the Bay area) on Bute St. If you are travelling by bus catch the BayCar to the Millennium Centre ( 1 min walk)
‘During the 10 years of its existence, BayArt has established itself as a prime location for showing art. It is run by artists who understand the work they display. It is not subject to the ideological pressure of a large institution, nor is it dependent on the market for survival, and this has enabled it to develop a position of critical independence, which has been unusual and important during the boom years, and is even rarer and more essential in a period of recession and artistic conservatism.’ Dr Jonathan Clarkson
