Courtesy Yiwei Lu.
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This workshop facilitated by 2025 Artist-in-Residence Yiwei Lu invites participants to reflect on the themes of death and mourning through the lens of Chinese paper effigy traditions. After a brief introduction to the cultural and historical significance of paper effigies, participants will create their own modern interpretations using simple materials. The session culminates in a symbolic cyber-burning ritual, offering a space to explore the emotional and symbolic aspects of honoring the deceased. Through shared creation and dialogue, the workshop fosters a collective contemplation of loss, memory, and the rituals that connect us to those who have passed.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Yiwei Lu is an artist and refrigerator based in New York and Nanjing. As an artist, Yiwei’s work has been exhibited internationally, including Nanjing Powerlong Art Center, The Wallach Art Gallery, SVA Library, Nanjing University of Arts, Trieste Photo Days, and Open Air Art Project. As a refrigerator, Yiwei aims to unfreeze time, to make it hers. She focuses on the man-altered and social landscape. Created by humans, left with traces of use, they become part of human society and the figurative representation of collective memory. Through methodical composition, the deepest levels of emotion transfers into extreme restraint. Yiwei holds an MFA in Visual Art from Columbia University, and an BFA in Photography and Video from the School of Visual Arts.