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SUMMARY:The Atkinson: The Atkinson: Gordon Cheung: The Garden of Perfect Br
 ightness
DESCRIPTION:&nbsp\;\n\nA poetic exploration of the relationship between nat
 ure\, culture\, and power in the digital age. Through a series of painting
 s and sculptures\, viewers are invited to contemplate the rise and fall of
  civilisations in the age of globalisation. The show is constructed around
  the concept of a Chinese garden with sculptures created from Financial Ti
 mes newspapers which draw inspiration from traditional Chinese ‘scholar
 ’s rocks’ or ‘spirit stones’. Embodying microcosms of landscapes t
 hey are meditative focal points between nature and civilisation.\nWorking 
 statement from Gordon:\n“The Garden of Perfect Brightness” solo exhib
 ition at The Atkinson is a poetic exploration of the relationship between 
 nature\, culture\, and power in the digital age.\n\nThrough a series of pa
 intings and sculptures\, viewers are invited to contemplate the rise and f
 all of civilisations in the age of globalisation. Complex interplays of de
 struction and renewal\, natural and artificial\, and the duality of the 
 “in-between” Chinese Diaspora identity\, are all brought to light in t
 he backdrop of geopolitical and historical events\, in our rapidly changin
 g world where history is written by victors.\n\nThe show is constructed ar
 ound the concept of a Chinese garden with sculptures created from Financia
 l Times newspapers which draw inspiration from traditional Chinese ‘scho
 lar’s rocks’ or ‘spirit stones’. Embodying microcosms of landscape
 s they are meditative focal points between nature and civilisation\, the s
 culptures reflect on a world formed by datascapes shaped by the light spee
 d movements of capital that creates both utopias and dystopias.\n\nSurroun
 ding the sculptures are paintings of landscapes and still lifes\, composed
  of scenes from the 1744 Qianlong Emperor’s imperial album “40 Views o
 f the Yuanming Yuan”. These paintings have been digitally reformed to ho
 ver like auroras over the top GDP cities of Modern China\, providing a hau
 nting contemporary juxtaposition to the historical imagery.\n\n“The Gard
 en of Perfect Brightness” is named after the English translation of the 
 Yuanming Garden in Beijing. It was also known as the Old Summer Palace\, a
  site of immense historical and cultural significance representing the pin
 nacle of artistic and cultural achievement in China that was tragically de
 stroyed during the 1860’s 2nd Opium War. In a poignant reflection\, the 
 historical references paired with natural imagery offer a message of hope 
 and renewal: a reminder of the beauty and impermanence of all things.\n
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LOCATION:The Atkinson\, Lord Street\, Southport\, Sefton\, PR8 1DB\, Sefton
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