The production of reproductions – Documenting China

Over the holiday period, I came across articles, documentation and insights into the production of reproductions in China, specifically that of … More

February Papercutting

Last week, during the 10-day PhD writing lock down period (I got feedback today that I’ll write about tomorrow…in a … More

“Real” experiences

Sometimes in Shanghai things happen that make you wonder whether it is a “real” experience, whether it is a coincidental … More

From Typography to Paper Cutting

I thought it was about time I uploaded some photographs of my teaching sessions from this semester at the Academy … More

Hero Artists Studios – Taopu

Wednesday, my usual PhD research day, was spent at artists’ studios in the Taopu district of Shanghai. It is one … More

China – Before the smoke

Now, where are we up to? Oh, that’s right…the 13th November…still two weeks of catch-up to go. An odd few … More

China – Interviews Intervene

I still have three weeks of Shanghai catch up to do before I’m square, including everything that happened back in … More

China – Archive this, simplify that…

Ok so I haven’t had access to my blog for 24 days…I’m not sure whether China has banned WordPress, or … More