^{New Revolution of Palm Weaving}^{New Revolution of Palm Weaving is a contemporary artistic and cross-cultural research project centered on the Chinese intangible cultural heritage craft of palm weaving. Initiated in the United Kingdom, the project continues to evolve across cultural contexts. It examines the reconstruction and translation of this traditional handcraft within contemporary society, questioning how inherited techniques negotiate identity and reposition themselves in a globalized landscape.

Through material experimentation, embodied perception, structural reconfiguration, and cultural interweaving, the work seeks to preserve the warmth and temporality embedded in craftsmanship while constructing a renewed dialogical framework—one that navigates between tradition and contemporaneity, East and West, nature and technology.

The project has developed into five independent sub-series, each approaching the cultural DNA of palm weaving from a distinct conceptual and expressive perspective.}^{《棕编改革》

是一个以中国非物质文化遗产“棕编”为核心展开的当代表达与跨文化研究项目。项目始于英国，并在跨文化语境中持续演进。它聚焦于棕编这一传统手工技艺在当代社会中的重构与转译，探讨其在全球化背景下的身份转换与文化再定位。

通过材料实验、身体感知、结构重组与文化融合等多重路径，作品在保留手工技艺温度与时间痕迹的同时，尝试构建一种新的对话结构——在传统与当代、东方与西方、自然与科技之间，建立开放而流动的关联关系。

目前，项目已发展为五个具有独立主题与表达方向的子系列，从不同维度回应棕编在当代语境中的可能性。}

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New Revolution of Palm Weaving I
Cross-Cultural Artefacts
(交融之器）2021

1. Earring
Palm fiber, crystal, silver
80mm x 40mm x 8mm

2.Hero Piece
Palm fiber, crystal, silver
600mm x 300mm x 8mm

3. Earring
Palm fiber, crystal, silver
60mm x 30mm x 8mm

4. Brooch
Palm fiber, crystal, silver
120mm x 60mm x 8mm

5. Earring
Palm fiber, crystal, silver
100mm x 60mm x 15mm

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This series explores the intersection of Eastern and Western aesthetics, examining how traditional craftsmanship repositions itself within a global context. Grounded in Chinese palm weaving and informed by the sinuous lines of the Art Nouveau movement, the works develop a hybrid structural language. Through jewellery as an intimate medium, the series creates a dialogue between tradition and contemporaneity, East and West.

“交融之器”围绕中西美学的交汇展开，探讨传统工艺在全球化语境中的身份转译。作品以中国棕编技艺为基础，融合19世纪末至20世纪初新艺术运动（Art Nouveau）的线条与装饰语言，形成跨文化的结构表达。该系列在保留东方草木工艺温度的同时，引入西方自然主义装饰观念，通过珠宝这一微型媒介，构建传统与当代、东方与西方之间的对话关系。

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