Conversation on Materiality and the Sense of Touch

Schedule:
Conversation: 4.18, 14:00-16:40 
Curator Guided Tours: 4.18, 17:00-18:00 (Chinese Session)
                                     4.19, 14:00-15:00 (English Session)

Guest: 
Conversation Part I: Shi Hui, Cara McCarty, Clément Dirié, Liu Xiao
Conversation Part II: Yan Fei, Xu Jia, Xing Zhen, Mou Jizhe, Duan Zhipeng
 

Event Details：
Curators, artist, sociologist, textile practitioner, pianist and anthropologist gather for an conversation on materiality and the sense of touch.

In the interplay of material and gesture—balancing experience with the unconventional—how do the hands of Sheila Hicks and Shi Hui find artistic answers?

The "Object" is more than just a tool; it organizes action, distributes perception, and shapes our bodies and lives. In an era of image saturation where screens have displaced touch, why must we return to the hands?

Walking among the works of Sheila and Shi Hui, we explore together how soft materials, guided by the hands, transcend mere decoration to become an independent artistic language—bearing witness to the secret that "The Hands Know."