竹韵流光 Original

This artwork, titled Bamboo Rhythm in Light, centers on the poetic interplay of tradition and technology, using traditional oil-paper umbrellas as its canvas. Through digital projection mapping, it visualizes the life cycle of bamboo, transforming the umbrella into a dynamic storytelling medium. The canopy, crafted from dual-layered translucent rice paper and bamboo ribs (a heritage craftsmanship), becomes a stage for bamboo's growth: projections synchronize with the umbrella’s structure, tracing bamboo shoots piercing the earth, young stalks stretching upward, and emerald leaves unfurling. As these animations ripple across the rotating surface, the poetic essence of the Tang Dynasty’s Bamboo Branch Verses merges with futuristic bamboo silhouettes, creating a "folded spacetime" illusion where past and future collide.
Randomly appearing Chinese characters materialize as animated seal carvings, revealing bamboo-themed poems by literati across dynasties. Bridging millennia of craftsmanship with cutting-edge light art, the work reimagines intangible cultural heritage—embodied in bamboo and oil-paper umbrella traditions—as a living dialogue between antiquity and innovation, revitalized through modern technological expression.