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  • A speech in the interim Eastern Infernal Parliament

    For Cooper's painting entitled Infernal Parliament in the East

    Posted on May 8, 2023

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    Flyer: [Read More]
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    • New Netherworld
    • New Inferno
    • Reimagined religious art
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    • Infernal Politics
    • Spiritual Impressionism
  • Brave New Netherworld

    For Cooper's painting entitled Inferno in the New Age

    Posted on April 28, 2023

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    Midway in my ascent of the skyscraping staircase, I found myself lost in a labyrinthine story, For the steps had come to a sudden end. [Read More]
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    • New Netherworld
    • New Inferno
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  • On the Micro-Macro Discrepancy

    Some thoughts about the family-state bond and the Way of Heaven

    Posted on April 17, 2023

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    I finish reading the book 由巫到礼·释礼归仁 (By witch to release ceremony ritual) written by Zehou Li. In the book, Mr Li wrote, I quote, 与希腊古典社会和 Plato 、 Aristotle 着重区分家与国(城邦)、家庭事务与公民政治,强调二者不可混同而后者(政治)高于前者(家庭)恰好相反’,中国从上古到后世,甚至到今天,”家”、”国”总连在一起。从”迩之事父,远之事君”、”修身齐家治国平天下”,…… 以”家”为基础的伦理道德成了中国传统的主要标记. [Read More]
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  • The Art of Circulation and Spiritual experience

    About evoking the mysterious reaction

    Posted on April 2, 2023

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    We experience the moments in a three-dimensional world that we can touch, see, hear, and interact with. However, our experiences are not limited to just the three-dimensional world that we perceive with our senses. We also have memories and imaginations that allow us to recall past experiences and imagine new... [Read More]
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    • Time
    • Spiritual art
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  • How to rest a dynamical “soul” in a “ritual”?

    My reflection after experimenting with hundreds of still images in Midjourney

    Posted on March 31, 2023

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    The theatre is a space for self-experimentation, self-reflection, and social critique. It can be a tool for understanding the self and others, and for exploring different social contexts. It creates and shapes characters so that these characters can be interpreted and understood. The origin of theatre is widely believed by... [Read More]
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    • Theatre
    • Drama
    • Spiritual training
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  • Spiritual Impressionism

    Concept and Remarks

    Posted on March 29, 2023

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    Spiritual arts encompass various practices and traditions aimed at promoting spiritual growth, personal transformation, and connection to the divine. These practices may include forms of mindfulness, movement, and expression. Spiritual impressionism, in particular, focuses on the practice of impressionism and symbolism - an art movement that emerged in France in... [Read More]
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  • Pottering around

    Excerpt from Soulshaping

    Posted on March 11, 2023

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    The project intends to represent different spiritual forces, meanwhile blurting the existing boundaries of these forces, making them part of the concrescence. I am experimenting with gestural representations, identifying the commonalities and differences between the forces through symbolism and cultural significance. Everything flows from one to another, creating unusual forms... [Read More]
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    • painting
    • spiritual tour
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  • Sample blog for Markdown

    Posted on March 9, 2022

    This is a demo post to show you how to write blog posts with markdown. Here is a 5-minute tour to learn how to write in markdown [Read More]
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