This exhibition is a development of a cultural and artistic exchange project that was started at the Blue Roof Museum in Chengdu 2016. The work from the NZ artists explores the broad idea of ecology – with a particular focus on water. It is a mixed media exhibition with painting, sculpture, photography, video, sound, and installation. The Xi’an artists' work has been curated by Ding Fenqi (who also curated the Chengdu artists' work at Blue Roof) and he has given the overall show the title of 'Comparative Degrees of Narration' – which focused on exploring the cultural dialogue between work created in New Zealand and work created in China.
These three works engage with ideas of local water use, environmental conditions and primary human needs.