DIGITAL
羗QIANG
GARDEN
回顾2023
SUMMER
2023 

花开上关
7.5-7.14 来⾃纽约⼤学交互媒体艺术专业的三名热情洋溢的毕业生(Rainee Wang, Mia Zhang, Hazel Yuan)在去年夏天共同发起了“花开上关-数字羌境“艺术驻地项目。带着对艺术赋能乡村振兴和民族⽂化⾛向世界舞台的愿景和⽬标，在她们的组织和倡导下，项⽬得到了帅博体育公司和中国电建成都院团委的协办，茂县富顺镇政府与上关村团委村委会的主办，以及上海纽约⼤学交互媒体艺术部⻔的学术⽀持。在⼴泛的社会⽀持下，艺术驻地项⽬得以为参与的艺术家们提供为期10天的在地艺术创作体验，包括全⾯的场地⽀持、⻝宿保障、以及⼀个充满活⼒的共创社群和丰富的创作⽣态，为他们的艺术探索和创作提供了独特的环境、资源和平台。

Three enthusiastic graduates of New York University's Interactive Media Arts programme (Rainee Wang, Mia Zhang, Hazel Yuan) initiated the ‘Blossom Lilies - Digital Qiang Garden’ art residency programme last summer. With the vision and goal of art empowering rural revitalisation and bringing nationalism to the world stage, they organised and advocated for the project, which was co-organised by Shuai Bo Sports and the Youth League Committee of CECC, hosted by the government of Fushun Township in Mao County and the Youth League Committee of Shangguan Village, and supported academically by the Department of Interactive Media Arts at the New York University in Shanghai. With the support of the wider community, the residency programme was able to provide the participating artists with a 10-day on-site art-making experience, including full venue support, accommodation, a vibrant co-creation community and creative vitality, providing them with a unique environment, resources and platform for their artistic exploration and creation.

在2023年六⽉底，”花开上关-数字羌境“艺术驻地项⽬进⾏了⾸次公开招募，吸引了来⾃中央圣⻢丁、纽约⼤学、中央美术⼤学、南加州⼤学、莱斯⼤学、景德镇陶瓷学院等国际知名艺术院校的超过40位⻘年艺术家参与申请。经过对作品集的审核、创作⽅案的评估和⾯试环节，最终精选出9位具有跨学科创新能⼒的艺术家，邀请他们共同前往四川阿坝藏族羌族⾃治州茂县上关村，在⾃然的怀抱中开展创作探索。

At the end of June 2023, the Digital Qiang Garden Art Residency Programme invited applications from over 40 young artists from internationally renowned art schools including Central Saint Martins, New York University, the Central University of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, Rice University, and the Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute. After reviewing the portfolios, evaluating the creative programmes and conducting auditions, nine artists with interdisciplinary and innovative strengths were selected and invited to travel to Shangguan Village, Mao County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, to engage in creative explorations in the embrace of nature.


海报渲染、设计：Rainee Wang (驻地发起⼈、主理⼈)
Designed by Rainne Wang(Art Director, Founder)


在10天的驻地创作之旅中，驻地艺术家们将采⻛期间汲取的灵感与个⼈专⻓相结合，跨越媒介的界限，与羌族的古⽼遗产展开深度的艺术对话。他们拍摄关于羌语传承⼈的纪录⽚，建⽴以⾃然崇拜为主题的⼾外装置艺术，编纂刺绣艺术的专辑，并运⽤3D技术重新塑造传统刺绣图案。这些多元且创新的艺术实践不仅加深了艺术家们与羌族社群的联系，也在这块坚韧的⼟地上留下了他们的创新印记。这场创作探索了艺术如何赋能乡村振兴，展现了艺术表达在社会发展中的⽆限潜⼒。

During the 10-day residency, the resident artists combined the inspiration they gained during their trip with their own personal expertise, crossing the boundaries of the medium to engage in an in-depth artistic dialogue with the ancient heritage of the Qiang people. They have filmed documentary photographs of the Qiang language heritage, created outdoor installations on the theme of nature worship, compiled albums of embroidery art, and reimagined traditional embroidery patterns using 3D technology. These diverse and innovative artistic practices not only deepen the artists' connection with the Qiang community, but also leave their creative mark on this resilient land. This creation explores how art can empower rural revitalisation and demonstrates the unlimited potential of artistic expression in social development.


 作品概览
      OVERVIEW
艺术画册/ZINES

图像是具象的诗
Images are figurative poems

视觉语言重塑羌人与艺术生态之间的关系
The relationship between the visual language, the language of the Qiangs, and the ecology of the arts

自然艺术装置
INSTALLATIONS

⽣态循环的有机架构
The Organic Framework of the Growth Cycle

<新⽇>
<The New Sun>
<吾⾝⾮吾庙>
<My Body Is Not My Shrine>

虚拟现实花园
DIGITAL
GARDEN

刺绣羌花开遍数字⼟壤
Embroidered Qiang flowers blossom all over the digital border.

3D重构传统羌绣纹样
3D Reconstruction of Traditional Qiang Embroidery Patterns

羌语纪录片&音乐DOCUMENTARY&
MUSIC


民族语言的新视听体验
New audiovisual experiences in national languages

深入羌族部落，采集并保存羌族音乐文化的声音档案
Going deep into the Qiang tribes to collect and preserve sound archives of Qiang music culture
羌族绣样纹⾝贴
QIANG TATTOS

草⾊⻘⻘点我妆


将羌族传统刺绣图腾转化为现代纹⾝贴
可穿戴⺠族⽂化遗产
Transforming Qiang Traditional Embroidery Totems into Modern Tattoos and Wearable Mangetic Heritage

作品回顾
      ART  WORKS
 《云朵之上，群山之上》绘制了羌族文化的精神地图，探究其与自然的古老对话。本书通过五个章节——生态、自然崇拜、刺绣、音乐与语言、文化遗产与仪式揭示了羌族对大自然深深的敬畏与崇拜。

Over the Clouds, Over the Mountains maps the spirituality of Qiang culture and explores its ancient dialogues with nature. The book reveals the Qiang people's deep reverence and worship of nature through five chapters-ecology, nature worship, embroidery, music and language, and cultural heritage and rituals.

每一页都布满了艺术家们的摄影与插图，这些视觉作品深入表达羌文化的精致与力量。文本中，精炼的采访和考察透过艺术家与传承者的对话，以及对稀有文献的深入挖掘，展现了一个不为人知的羌族世界。

Each page is covered with photographs and illustrations by the artists, visual works that deeply express the delicacy and power of Qiang culture. In the text, refined interviews and examinations reveal an unknown world of the Qiang through the dialogues between artists and inheritors, and the deep excavation of rare documents.

<云朵之上，群山之上>
Over the Cloud, Over the Mountain

独立出版艺术书
Art Book
设计&排版：戚昊楠Derek
⽂字&编辑：王韵依Rainee 《新日》是⼀场颂扬羌文化中太阳象征的自然崇拜仪式。

The New Sun is a nature worship ceremony that celebrates the symbol of the sun in Qiang culture.

从当地生态和邻里收集的八种材料，代表了羌文化中最受崇 拜的八大自然象征，献给天空及草原与山谷间的所有神灵。有机物质具有重要的精神意义，当这八种材料环绕成⼀个圆圈时，它们合而为⼀，化身为⼀位神祇。这⼀装置体现了羌族不屈的精神、与天体力量的永恒联系，以及在面对变化时不断展现的坚韧不拔。

Each page is covered with photographs and illustrations by the artists, visual works that deeply express the delicacy and power of Qiang culture. In the text, refined interviews and examinations reveal an unknown world of the Qiang through the dialogues between artists and inheritors, and the deep excavation of rare documents.

<新日>
The New Sun

艺术装置
Installation

All Artist 装置的灵感源自旷野的风，带着雨的湿气，仿佛在荒漠中种下了棋盘花。她是自由的，无拘无束，在天地间自由飘荡。又有什么力量能够禁锢这样的风呢? 这件自然艺术装置描绘了神明的创造力。装置的另⼀部分来自林中的水雾，她是万物生灵的⼀部分。

The installation is inspired by the winds of the wilderness, carrying the moisture of the rain, as if the checkerboard flower had been planted in the desert. She is free, uninhibited, floating freely between heaven and earth. What force could confine such a wind? This nature art installation depicts the creativity of the gods. Another part of the installation comes from the mist in the forest, which is a part of all living things.

<吾身非吾庙>
My Body Is Not My Shrine

艺术装置
Installation

All Artist 羌族妇女以其精湛的刺绣技艺，用一针一线生动地描绘了大自然的生机勃勃。他们以明亮的丝线勾勒出世代相传的图形语言。

With their exquisite embroidery skills, Qiang women vividly depict the vibrancy of nature with every stitch. They use bright silk threads to outline the graphic language that has been passed down from generation to generation.

设计师们在观察和学习村落的自然生态和羌族的传统刺绣图案的同时，也将现代设计哲学融入其中，以纹身贴纸的方式，尝试实现了对可穿戴文化遗产的全新理解和探索。

While observing and learning from the natural ecology of the village and the traditional embroidery patterns of the Qiang people, the designers have also integrated modern design philosophy into them, and tried to realize a new understanding and exploration of wearable cultural heritage in the form of tattoo stickers.

羌族绣样纹身贴
QIANG Tatoo

设计师：Rainee Wang & Jane Sun 模特: Yvonne Zhang & Yulin Lai 在2024年一月底，艺术驻地主理人Rainee Wang(哈佛大学教育科技研究生在读)带领⼀个多元化团队参加了麻省理工学院举办的融合现实骇客松活动(MIT Reality Hack)。此次为期两天的比赛中，团队开发了⼀个创新的AR谷歌地图插件，将城市绿地变为“虚拟羌绣花园”，使用户能在日常通勤中通过互动学习羌族的文化遗产。这项技术的用不仅增强了公众对羌族文化的认识，也体现了现代技术与传统文化的和谐结合。

At the end of January 2024, Artist-in-Residence Rainee Wang (a graduate student in Educational Technology at Harvard University) led a diverse team to participate in the MIT Reality Hack at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). During the two-day competition, the team developed an innovative AR Google Maps plug-in that transforms urban green spaces into “virtual Qiang embroidery gardens,” allowing users to interactively learn about the cultural heritage of the Qiang people during their daily commute. The use of this technology not only enhances public awareness of Qiang culture, but also demonstrates the harmonious combination of modern technology and traditional culture.

该项目受到了来自Niantic和Meta等行业巨头评委的高度评价，证明了团队在技术创新和文化传承方面的卓越贡献。团队成 员 还 包 括 3D 艺 术 家 Yetong Xin 、 AR 开 发 者 June Bee 和Xinyue Peng，以及设计师Yin Zhang，他们分别来自哈佛大学设计学院、纽约大学、宾夕法尼亚⼤学和卡内基梅隆⼤学，共同展示了跨学科合作在技术赋能文化传承方面的巨大潜力。

The project was highly evaluated by judges from industry giants such as Niantic and Meta, proving the team's outstanding contribution to technological innovation and cultural heritage. The team also included 3D artist Yetong Xin, AR developers June Bee and Xinyue Peng, and designer Yin Zhang from Harvard Graduate School of Design, New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Carnegie Mellon University, demonstrating the potential of cross-disciplinary collaborations to empower cultural heritage.

《虚拟羌花园》
AR Digital QIANG Garden

⼿机/AR眼镜app AR开发：June Bee, Xinyue Peng
3D艺术：Yetong Xin 交互设计: Rainee Wang, Yin Zhang