Lecture | Workshop
Zheng Bo's drawing class: Chinese botanicals in the Hortus Botanicus
- Date
- Wednesday 19 April 2023
- Time
- Location
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Hortus botanicus
Rapenburg 73
2311 GJ Leiden
Abstract
This workshop will delve into the aesthetics, histories and usages of plants in the Chinese Garden of the Hortus Botanicus. The first part, guided by Zheng Bo, will focus on examining the aesthetic variety of flowers and herbs through drawing. The second part consist of a guided tour (in English) led by one of the specialists of Hortus.
Meeting at the entrance desk of Hortus. Max. 12 people, registration requested (via email: hwslectures@gmail.com) by 17 April.
The drawing equipment (boards, paper, pencils) will be provided. Since the workshop will be held outdoors, please bring your own umbrella/ raincoat in case of rain.
This event is generously sponsored by the The Hulsewé-Wazniewski Foundation; the entrance to the garden is generously sponsored by the Hortus Botanicus.
About the artist
Dr Zheng Bo is an artist specializing in ecological art practice. Committed to multispecies vibrancy, he investigates the past and imagines the future from the perspectives of marginalized communities and marginalized plants. He creates weedy gardens, living slogans, and eco-queer films to cultivate ecological wisdom beyond the Anthropo-extinction-event.