WORLD PREMIERE VISUAL ART AUSTRALIA
TIANLI ZU Chinese-Australian artist Tianli Zu presents two major installations at OzAsia Festival, featuring in both the Visual Arts program and Moon Lantern Trail. Zu is a multi-award-winning mixed media artist who has presented works around the world in both solo and collaborative exhibitions. A two time Archibald Prize finalist, Zu has been commissioned for exhibitions and works for Vivid Sydney, National Library of Australia, Powerhouse Museum, and Disney. At OzAsia Festival, Tianli Zu will present Gate of Grace, a festival commission for Moon Lantern Trail, as well as A New World on Earth, a moving image work exhibited on Adelaide Festival Centre’s King William Road screens.
A NEW WORLD ON EARTH A New World on Earth is Tianli Zu’s newest video animation created from her signature papercuts, featuring a soundtrack by Australian composer Andrew Zhou. A New World on Earth creates connections and renews the relationships between human kind and nature. It comprises a metaphorical procession with 10 phases of transformation between mysterious shadow and peculiar light, intertwined with contradictions, growth, decline, rebirth, and the cosmos. 48
A New World on Earth reveals the traces of handmade, the ephemeral, and emotions. This digital work provides viewers with a meditative experience, to wander, to contemplate, to regain energy, and to imagine a new world that is sustainable for our planet. KING WILLIAM ROAD SCREENS ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE 20 OCT > 6 NOV
