A Wind from Yesterday No.6

“A Wind from Yesterday” presents a tension: the image of euphrates poplar, a plant that grows in northwest China, is displayed on a page made from woodblock printing in Song Dynasty. People can sense a vitality which has lasted for over a thousand years. The truth is that withered euphrates poplars stubbornly stand in the desert. Books of Song woodblock printing are regarded as priceless cultural heritages by Chinese people for their complicated and exquisite craftsmanship. Two seemingly lifeless old forms are brought back to life in superposition, which conveys the very aesthetic purpose of postmodernism. History is not always heavy and depressing, it can also be fresh. I capture a glimpse of the history, but the final aim is to direct our attention to the future.