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Chinese portraits exhibition "Insight to Self" held in Brussels

Xinhua, October 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Chinese exhibition "Insight to Self -- The Image Life of a Chinese" opened to public Wednesday at Press Club Brussels Europe in Brussels, presenting 62 portraits of an ordinary person from different periods of the Chinese history.

The man in the photos, named Ye Jinglu, born in Fuzhou in 1881. From 1907 to his death in 1968, he had a professional photo studio taking a yearly portrait of himself for 62 years without interruption.

"The 62 portraits serve as an attempt to demonstrate a universal language and a deep common feeling that is to know the self," said Tong Bingxue, curator of the exhibition.

"The portraits showcases not only a legendary life of an individual, also reflect his sense of dignity, willingness to exist for 'himself', his life attitude to self-esteem, self-love and self-reflection," the curator noted.

Maria laura Franciosi, the founder of the Press Club Brussels Europe, told Xinhua that she was impressed by the artistic expression of the exhibition.

"I think these photos provide us a different perspective of understanding the Chinese culture, despite in different times we can still observe the vitality and inheritance of the cultural traditions," she said.

The "Insight to Self" exhibition is realized in partnership with the Beijing World Art Museum. The Museum focuses on the collections, exhibitions and researches of world art.

Recently, the China Arts Festival in the EU is taking over Brussels with a series of cultural and artistic initiatives in major cultural venues and institutional places in the capital of Europe. Endit