Layering Memories.层叠的记忆
Phoebe Shu-Ching Chan
21-28 June | Time: 12:00 - 17:00 | Venue: Soft Ground
ABOUT THE SHOW
Saturday 21 - Saturday 28 June: Layering Memories Installation
Layering Memories.层叠的记忆 is a living, interactive installation crafted from delicate hand-cut red paper formed into a tree-shaped art piece that transforms throughout the festival. Beginning as a solitary cultural artifact, it gradually blossoms into a vibrant tapestry of collective experience through workshops under the canopy. Visitors contribute their paper creations to this evolving tree, using traditional Chinese paper-cutting to share individual stories. These stories intertwine through symbolic motifs and intricate patterns, creating a visual symphony that transcends cultural boundaries and celebrates our interconnected human experience.
You can visit this installation at Soft Ground from 21 to 28 June. The venue is open from 12:00 - 17:00.
Saturday 21 June: Chinese Paper Cutting Workshops
As part of this interactive installation, Phoebe Shu-Ching Chan will be hosting 2 Chinese paper cutting workshops on Saturday 21 June:
Join visual artist Phoebe for a hands-on journey into 剪紙 (jiǎn zhǐ), the ancient art of Chinese paper cutting. This workshop bridges cultures and brings people together through shared creativity and tradition.
Learn to craft delicate symmetrical 窗花 (chuāng huā), window flowers using traditional folding techniques while exploring classic patterns rich with cultural symbolism. Phoebe will guide you through the stories behind each design, then help you create your own freestyle pieces—blending heritage with personal expression.
Open to everyone, families and friends—come preserve traditional folk art, discover Chinese heritage, and create lasting connections through the joy of making together.
The workshops are free to join, but spaces are limited - please reserve your space via the link below
Workshop 1: 12:00 - 13:00 - for Tickets, click here
Workshop 2: 15:00 - 16:00 - for Tickets, click here
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This exhibition forms a part of our full exhibition & installation line-up at Soft Ground, including:
Madeleina Kay - Fragments of Identity: Portraits of Migration
Craft Camp with Women supported by Refugee Council - Wonderful Women! A Story Quilt
Phoebe Shu-Ching Chan - Layering Memories.层叠的记忆
Frontier Media - The Matter of Migration Podcast and Installation
One World Choir - Vibrant Voices: Songs and Stories of Sanctuary
Studio Kalinka - Sounds of the City / Sounds of the Globe
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Phoebe Shu-Ching Chan is a Taiwanese-Australian creative practitioner and visual artist working in theatre and performance art, currently based in London. Her work embraces an interdisciplinary approach, blending theatre, movement, and technology to transform spaces into storytelling environments, creating visually compelling and immersive landscapes.
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Phoebe Shu-Ching Chan is a Taiwanese-Australian creative practitioner and visual artist working in theatre and performance art, currently based in London. Her work embraces an interdisciplinary approach, blending theatre, movement, and technology to transform spaces into storytelling environments, creating visually compelling and immersive landscapes.
The themes of her work are shaped by the interplay of diverse cultures and philosophies from her bicultural upbringing. She explores contrasts between Chinese cultural philosophy, folklore traditions, Western identities, and contemporary perspectives through juxtaposing physical materials to find harmony and balance. Her background in costume and performance studies has deeply influenced her approach to creating purposeful art and exploring historical craft.
Building on her experience in youth and family theatre, Chan explores the intersection of theatrical design and installation art, passionately developing participatory workshops that engage communities in storytelling. Through an emphasis on concept and emotion, she works with diverse techniques and carefully selected textiles and materials. Her evolving practice extends her theatrical background into new territories, creating intimate connections with participants through art.
Her notable performance work includes: Drifting. 漂浮 2023 (Resolution Festival), Dual (Aesthetica Film Festival 2018) , Cultural Duality (photography)
Find my theatre portfolio here: https://scphoebechan.squarespace.com/
EVENT INFO
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FREE ENTRY
You don’t need a ticket to visit the Installation. Just turn up and enjoy this year’s exhibitions at Soft Ground!
If you would like to join one of the workshops on Saturday 21 June, please reserve your free space via the link below:
Workshop 1: 12:00 - 13:00 - for Tickets, click here
Workshop 2: 15:00 - 16:00 - for Tickets, click here
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Daily Opening Hours From 21 June to 28 June:
12:00 - 17:00 -
Soft Ground is wheelchair accessible.
The building has an accessible toilet and lift access. -
All Ages
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Migration Matters Festival
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