International Symposium: Events As a Thread- Linkages of Fiber Art
Curators: Feng Boyi, Wang Xiaosong, Xu Jia, Assadour Markarov
Time: November 26th(afternoon)-27th(full day), 2019
Venue: Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China

The 3rd Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art themed as Boundless Encounters emphasizes exploration starting from creation subjects verified in the end through artist works; while the symposium themed in Filament Field seeks to extend fiber in cultural thinking and artistic approach. “Filament” is the most common form for fibers to be materialized or expressed. But this symposium will focus on the non-linear expansion instead of one-dimension linear extension of fibers and pay attention to the cognitive expansion propelled by fiber’s interactions with the non-linear space. If fiber as in common understanding is perceived as a life form, then we expect to probe, through symposiums, into the spatial form of its existence and growth as well as the values of fiber’s presence in the field. Therefore, while pondering over something, other than emphasizing logical preciseness, we also expect complexity and contradictions in different perspectives.
Given the above intention, the symposium, based upon traditional disciplinary contents related to fiber art creation and material development such as design, fashion, material, culture, industry, society, ethic etc. and aiming at giving continuous stimulus to fiber art creation, will turn the discussions, preparations beforehand and literature afterwards into a succession of art testing grounds immersed in fiber language.

The Afternoon, 26th Nov:

14:00-14:10 Introduction & Hosted by Yang Zhenning
14:10-14:20 Address by Shi Hui

Session One：Curation, A Fiber Experience
14:20-14:50 Keynote Speech by Feng Boyi (China)
14:50-15:35 Keynote Speech by Janis Jefferies (UK)
15:35-15:55 Summarized by Gao Shiming (China)
15:55-16:05 Q&A
16:05-16:15 Tea Break (10 Minutes)
16:15-16:45 Keynote Speech by Mizuki Takahashi (Japan)
16:45-17:15 Keynote Speech by Marta Kowalewska (Poland)
17:15-17:30 Summarized by Liu Tian (China)
17:30-17:45 Summarized by Liu Xiao (China)
17:45-17:55 Q&A

The Morning, 27th Nov:
09:00-09:10 Introduction & Hosted by Hang Jian
Session Two: Fiber, an Artistic Method
09:10-09:30 Keynote Speech by Yin Xiuzhen (China)
09:30-09:50 Keynote Speech by John Paul Morabito (U.S.)
09:50-10:10 Keynote Speech by Hu Yinping (China)
10:10-10:30 Keynote Speech by Simon Callery (UK)
10:30-10:40 Tea Break (10 Minutes)
Session Three: Outside, The Knowledge Source of Fiber Thinking
10:40-11:00 Keynote Speech by Philip F. Yuan (China)
11:00-11:20 Keynote Speech by Miu Xiumei (China)
11:20-11:40 Keynote Speech by Kinor Jiang (Hongkong)
11:40-12:00 Keynote Speech by Yan Ce (Hongkong)
12:00-14:00 Lunch Break

The Afternoon, 27th Nov:
14:00-17:00 Round-Table Conference: The Opportunity & Crisis of Fiber Art
14:00-14:10 Introduction & Hosted by Wang Xiaosong
14:10-15:30 Discussion
15:30-15:40 Tea Break (10 Minutes)
15:40-17:00 Discussion