A taste of 逄 Wess Saxony photography exhibition

Saxony: Germany's hometown of craftsmanship - 逄 Serena photography exhibition

Saxony: Germany's hometown of exquisite craftsmanship is a cultural project jointly completed by the famous Chinese contemporary photographer Xiaodi Wei and Lange Table Company from Saxony, Germany. The aim is to bring the brand hometown of Saxony rich human history and technology Traditionally, the pursuit of perfection and excellence in this area of ​​soil have led to the Chinese people. The exhibition is sponsored by Guangming Daily and curated by Mr. Fan Di'an, dean of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

In 2015, the photographer 逄 Seiya actively involved in the project launched by Lange, from Dresden to Leipzig, from Chemnitz to Glashütte, after more than a month, footprints all over Saxony. With a calm perspective on the part of onlookers, Serena photographed thousands of breathtaking works for Saxony's nature, history, humanities, business traditions and characters. Among these works, the spectacular views of the Glen and the sandstone bring to Saxony the unique geographical environment, sandstone architecture records the history of Saxon soul-stirring, and artisans with the mind, soul and hands show Saxony proud Traditional craftsmanship. Selected works will be on display at the China National Art Museum from April 24 to May 3, 2016.

Dresden Author: Pang Serena

Croix Cathedral Boys' Choir, Dresden Author: Pang Serena

Small Saxony Switzerland Photo: 逄 Serena

In the Elbe Valley to the south of Dresden, there is a national forest bordering the Czech Republic called Saxon Switzerland National Forest, commonly known as Saxon Switzerland. Walk among them, see deep valleys valley, lush forests, one sentient mountain forests. In the meantime, the boulders are strange, the dangerous peaks are handsome and the columns like rocks are tall and straight. They live in different poses and in different directions, or stand in line, or stand alone. They are magnificent. On the hills covered with pines, oaks and birches, Incredible. Walk along the mountain road, step by step for the King, towering old trees, cool mountains and lakes, bursts of bursts, birds song insects Yin. Circling all the way, go astray, winding road. Not a few hours, gradually see the mountains panoramic view, Valley is in front of all. Not far away, the quaint Bastei stone bridge, surrounded by megaliths, spans the dangerous gulch and spans the air. Yamashita, the Elbe wide and flat, streamers like staggered, green grass on both sides of the green, lush forests, the village entrenched. Red tile white walls and green mountains and rivers, wins than heaven and man, interpretation of all pastoral style.

In the 18th century, two Swiss artists were hired to work at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. On the 1st, the two Swinins, both Chinchinger and Graff, went on an excursion. All the way eastbound, occasionally greenery gleaming in a flat top mountain, the top of the flat and broad, the peak does not even have access to the surrounding mountains and forests, see also strange rocks all over, extraordinary. What amazed them was the beauty of the immediate past, just like the Jura in their native Switzerland. Since then, when the two letters to each other, began to use "Saxon Switzerland" to express the local landscape. After communicating with friends and relatives in his hometown, "Saxony Switzerland" is also used to describe the strange natural landscape of Saxony.

In fact, before this piece of Maolin and its boulders, has been known as the "Meisen Plateau", it west of the Erzgebirge, east Lausitzi mountain, all the way to the Bohemia region. But the wonderful contrast of Swiss artists sparks the mind of German writer Wilhelm Leberecht Goetzinger. Song Qin Ge began large book special book, the Meissen Plateau scenery and Switzerland in detail, and published in a book. This publication makes a vivid description of the natural landscapes of small Saxony Switzerland, making it famous for its great reputation for its name. The world as a treasure, began to trek, flocked to. In particular, painters, writers and musicians, will be small Saxony Switzerland as the source of inspiration. Faced with the gloomy boulders in the twilight, Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) captured the secretive note of Der Freischuetz, Caspar David. Casper David Friedrich (1774-1840) and Ludwig Richter (1803-1884) look for the spiritual home of the landscape, Karl May (1842-1912) In this vast forest and numerous rocks, dig out the mysterious traces of those Indians in his works. Now, rock climbing warriors, still cliff cliffs, found the self-challenge extreme sports.

Cathedral of Our Lady, Dresden Photography: 逄 Serena

For two hundred years, Dresden's landmark is undoubtedly the Cathedral of Our Lady. The Cathedral of the Virgin, originally built in the 11th century, was demolished in the early 18th century. In 1726, built in place of the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin, can be described as a Baroque Need. The Cathedral of Our Lady was formerly a Roman Catholic church and later became the Lutheran Protestant Church during the Reformation. The architect of the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin is the Baroque master of architecture Georg Baehr (1666-1738), born in Carpenter's family. His construction techniques, such as circular vaults and sandstone framing, took 17 years to build the cathedral into the largest gravel building in the world. The dome of the Cathedral of Our Lady, the so-called "stone bell", is also one of the notable signs of Dresden.

February 13, 1945, the landmark fell in the Allied indiscriminate bombing. Weinert, the Religious Affairs Inspector of the Year, once wrote: "When I came to look for the top of the Cathedral of Our Lady at about 11 o'clock on February 15 with a mist of milk, About an hour later, my wife went out to look for me, witnessed the incredible moment of sadness, first of all, the top of the tower issued a clicking vibrato, and gradually collapse, and then, in the loud earthquake, the outer wall of the church Crashed down, thick dark fog dispersed, enveloped everything around.

Faced with gripping realities, Germans may not be able to believe that the immense Church of Our Lady, the former shrine of faith and sanctuary, the beautiful symbol of Dresden's pride for centuries, are truly true Between, into a pile of ruins. This pile of ruins like downtown soul desert, a war scars, so that the Germans watched 60 spring and autumn. After the merger of Germany and Germany in 1992, the government finally started to rebuild this symbolic building through contributions from the common people and grants from Britain, the United States and other countries. It took 17 months for the experts to decide on a plan to completely clear up 22,000 cubic meters of the ruins of the ruins. After the clean-up, 250 technicians, in addition to three shifts a day outside of Sunday, lifted 15,000 cubic meters of sand bricks into pieces and inserted more than 90,000 pieces of black sand painted during the years of baptism and artillery fire Old sandstone bricks, to show that history ... ... In this process for several years, numerous cranes and nearly 20,000 scaffolding, Dresden became a strange landscape. Looked at it, the German taste of taste, one can imagine.

When the church is still being rebuilt, some areas in the interior have been open to the public since 1996 as a place for art exhibitions and tourist guides. In 2000, Saxony National Orchestra went to the church, held its first performance, this is the rise of buildings, once again have a noble musical charm.

In 2005, the Cathedral of Our Lady was finally completed. On the same day, Dresden held "the completion ceremony of the Notre-Dame Cathedral", with over 100,000 participants. In addition to the German President and the Prime Minister, all the world's leading officials, such as the British royal family, also came to celebrate. Dignified and elegant, gentle and kind Dresden Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dresden, after 60 years of ruins, finally settled in the world again, and the statue of Martin Luther on the cathedral square, as always, open arms, escort Peaceful years The mortal beings.

Although the mountainous parts of the small Saxony Switzerland are mainly volcanic or granitic, most of the magnificent rocks in the mountain forests are mostly white-sandstone sandstones derived from crustal extrusion and bed erosion in the crust. In the Middle Ages, a strategically important place for the quarry, there were many ancient forts for defense and trade, among which there were dens of deception. Today, most of these millenium castles become ruins, with surviving only in the 13th century from the Festung Koenigstein and Burg Hohnstein. Bastei stone bridge that famous small castle has been shrunk, aristocratic standing "Eagle Rock", although known for its castle, also over time, as a climber's paradise. In 1990, a spectacular 93-square-kilometer Saxon Switzerland from the Elbe to the Czech border was designated as a national forest park. If not because of the "small forest palace" on the Elbe, the bridge, it has long been together with Dresden, was truly included in the United Nations list of the intangible cultural heritage.

Walter Lange, the founder of contemporary Lange, once said: "I was born in Dresden and grew up in the nearby town of Glashütte. I have always belonged to Saxony, no matter where I live, not only where I live but also where Is the birthplace of the issue, but also related to a spiritual outlook.High cultural heritage, superb craftsmanship, as well as the rapid development of German industry in the 19th century, all shape Saxony personality.

"Serena's lens perfectly captures some of the most talented people in Saxony, including artisans, flower painters, studio artists, and Lange watchmakers, all of whom are involved in the art and crafts. Talent comes from the long tradition of Saxony - the pursuit of perfection, a simple conviction that no matter what it is, is to strive for excellence and go all out. "Wilhelm Schmid, President of Lange Global, said: As a force, we feel and prosper, and he and Langge both have a common aspiration to make a positive contribution to human society through aesthetics.

Photographer Xiaopei said: "Germany is a country in which I admire. I respect the attitude and spirit of the Germans in doing things. I do one thing and do the best in one thing, not just in return for profit. Intentions, with the craftsman's heart for the perfect thing. "

The design team from Lange in Germany re-created the work based on Serena's work. Through Juxtaposition and Contrast, Conflict and Coincidence, Disassembly and Reorganization, the design team will take part in ASPECTS, CITYSCAPES, POINTS OF VIEW, ), CHARACTERS (people) and CRAFTSMANSHIP (artisan skills) show more than 150 works within the exhibition space.

About the artist

逄 Serena is a famous contemporary Chinese photographer, a member of China Photographers Association, the British Royal Photographic Association members, China CCTV movie channels, sports channels, the National Grand Theater and other units invited photographer.逄 Serena was born in Beijing in 1956 and was admitted to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in the late 1970s as a professional actor. The late 1980s, with the boom abroad to Japan. In 1997, he returned to China with his wife Masuda and began devoting himself to photography. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of a Chinese movie, Xiao Wei has spent four years starting in 2002 filming black and white portraits of 1,000 Chinese famous movie artists and assembled into a book to present the centennial birthday of Chinese film. To meet the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 逄 Williams and CCTV, Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House, Beijing Horizon Vision Communication Co., Ltd. and other units, which lasted two years, covering many countries in the world, shooting the Beijing Olympic Games

Before all of the 134 Chinese Olympic champion black and white portrait, to build another display of Olympic hero monument.逄 Serena's work has been China National Museum, China Art Museum, China Film Museum, Shanghai Art Museum and many other institutions.

"Saxony: Germany's superb technology town - 逄 Serena photography exhibition"

Date: April 24 to May 3, 2016 (Closed: April 25, April 30)

Venue: Hall 13-17, 3rd floor, China National Art Museum

Address: Dongcheng District, Beijing May Fourth Avenue on the 1st

Opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00 (stop at 16:00)