The RAS China in Shanghai is pleased to host an afternoon with Elizabeth Gill Lui, author and photographer of the newly released book:
Open Hearts Open Doors
Reflections on China’s Past & Future
Saturday November 15, 2:30 p.m.
T8 Club Lounge
No.8 Xintiandi North Part Lane 181 Taicang Road Shanghai
The author will discuss the book’s scope accompanied by a visual presentation and discussion of issues surrounding the critical urgency of working to address the diminishing landscape of traditional cultural environments in China.
Elizabeth Gill Lui is an internationally recognized fine art and architectural photographer and educator. Open Hearts Open Doors presents over 250 images shot by the artist between 1995 and 2007, while a visiting artist in the Department of Architecture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
The book explores the relationship between Chinese citizens and their unique, and dramatically changing architectural heritage. Accompanying the photographs is a collection of opinions expressed by a diverse group of noteworthy contributors from China and beyond, who reflect on the issues facing China today as it struggles to balance development and growth with heritage preservation. Central to the discussion is a consideration of cultural identity in the context of a rapidly modernizing economy. The epilogue is written by I.M. Pei. The book is published by the Cornell University Press.
Members RMB 30.00
Non-Members RMB 80.00