Until Wed 20 Jan
City of Sydney Creative Studios · Sydney
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Crafted by Sylvia Zi Xix (子欣) Curated by Luna Wenxin Xu (徐雯莘)
Dream Horse is a site-specific exhibition that transforms the street-facing vitrine into an oversized toy box for everyone. At its centre are Sylvia Zi Xin’s ceramic horse, lantern, moon and clouds, drawing on Chinese folk art including fabric dolls, festive prints and paper-cutting. A short film by Luna, presented in a ceramic frame made by Sylvia, takes the form of a playful 1990s toy commercial, following the making of the horse and the imaginative process behind the exhibition.
The work also asks what happens to those childhood dreams as we grow up. For many who grew up in East Asian families, childhood imagination existed alongside expectations to pursue something more practical and realistic.
The title comes from the Chinese expression “以梦为马” (Yǐ Mèng Wéi Mǎ), to take one’s dreams as a horse, with the horse embodying the force that carries us forward. Together, the installation and film invite us to dream again, as freely as we once did.
Dream Horse is presented as part of Ceramic Business District for Sydney Craft Week.
Artwork enquiries can be directed to curator Luna Wenxin Xu (徐雯莘).
About the Artist
Zi Xin (子欣) / Sylvia is a Chinese-born, Sydney-based artist working predominantly with clay and colours. Her practice revisits childhood imagination as an act of care. Born in Anhui, China, in 1991, Zi Xin moved to Australia at the age of 16. She completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney and a Master…
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It is on now, until Wed 20 Jan.
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City of Sydney Creative Studios, Sydney, NSW.
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