A Humble Abode 陋室

Description: Celebrating the famous Chinese poem "Eulogy on My Humble Abode" by Liu Yuxi, Hui-Ying Tsai's installation recreates an imaginary living space covered with an abundance of artificial flowers. A traditional style mountain scene, along with the poem written in Chinese and English, surround the contemporary tableaux. Viewers are given an opportunity to reflect on Chinatown as a meeting place of both Eastern and Western ideals, and to engage with traditional Chinese literature and philosophy.

Artist: Hui-Ying Tsai grew up in Taiwan and received her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2009. She is an interdisciplinary artist who has exhibited locally and internationally in the United States, Ireland, and Taiwan. She was recently featured in Chain Reaction 11 at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery City Hall. She has been an artist in residence at TaiTung Railway Art Village in Taiwan and Anderson Ranch Art Center in Colorado, and will be an upcoming resident at the MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire.

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