KATE SWANSON, Photography major, writes: Today we woke up and walked to BizArt to meet with the artists that were in the opening last night. (Most of the pieces were video art and installations.) We got to ask them questions about their work and find out firsthand the ideas behind their art. We also had the chance to share our work with them. I brought a disk with me and showed them some random work I've done and they asked me questions; it was pretty cool! I got the chance to sit and chat with the only girl that was in the exhibition. Ironically, her piece was my favorite out of all of the art I saw last night. Her piece was called "Happy Children"; it was a video showing Chinese children at school on the playground. It contrasted them all filing out and marching in place like a little army, and how the children played when they were free after school...
Tonight I just got back from a traditional music performance. There were two solo musicians, they each played different instruments, not sure what they are called...the music was beautiful. It made me want to fall asleep, but in a good way...it put me in a trance! We only have a few more days in Shanghai...I can't believe how fast this trip has flown by!
