Camy Tam
A Chinese calligraphy and poetry exhibition entitled “Poetry travels thousands of miles timelessly in our grand country” is being held at the Rui Cunha Foundation gallery to celebrate the second anniversary of the Association of Poetry Friends of Flora Garden.
The event is co-organised by the association in conjunction with the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC).
According to information provided by the gallery, the exhibition displays 43 artworks combining poetry, painting and calligraphy by renowned local calligraphers who are members of the association.
According to the artists’ manifesto, the event aims to be “a recollection of the accomplishments of all the association’s members over the past two years”. The manifesto underlines that the artists’ “poems use painting and calligraphy as a carrier”.
An article on the association’s website points out that “the characteristic of Chinese characters is that each character emits a sound, according to its interpretation, which creates the metric beauty of Chinese poetry. Metrical poetry has become more and more popular since the Tang Dynasty. It has not changed for 1,300 years, and it can be said to be invulnerable because of its beauty in architectural and phonological forms. Metrical poetry is unique and unparalleled in the world of broad poetry.”
The exhibition is open until Saturday at the Rui Cunha Foundation gallery at 749 Avenida da Praia Grande. It is open until Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturday it is open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
As part of the government’s COVID-19 prevention measures, all visitors entering the gallery are required to wear a facemask, have their temperature checked and present their digital health code.
For enquiries, call 2892 3288 or visit www.ruicunha.org.
Photos: Camy Tam
