RESEARCH STUDIO PLACE 2.5
BERLAGE INSTITUT ROTTERDAM
PEKING
CULTURAL CONTEXT
METAPHORS FOR WORK IN ANCIENT CHINA
In Chinese culture contrasting poles have always permeated all aspects of life. By tradition ‘Create & Recreate’ form a unity which today has to be re-interpreted all over again. The stone which is shaped by the water flowing over it and the water which is transformed into a cloud are symbols of a balanced working process.
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