Reviving our times

• Main Author: Sun, Rui Tong
• Other Authors: Veronica Ranner
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities; Chinese paper cutting; Kinetic installation; Light installation; Paper sculpture; Traditional Chinese art; Craftsmanship; Culture preservation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177679
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This FYP thesis explores the traits of traditional Chinese paper cuts, specifically the Guangdong paper cuts, to find out how to merge these cultural values and techniques into a kinetic paper cutting installation, as if bringing them back to life in modern settings. By casting moving shadows of sym...