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WANG Wan-Kuen 王 萬坤

Description ЪۜႭ׼
When lotus root is broken, you can find thin threads still Ϟɓ̩༑˜ᖷᓙകᇳdઋଉଉ™d̙˸ܘଉՍή౜ᖭ̈ᇳᖷ
connecting the broken parts; this kind of threads is not just found
in lotus roots, but also lotus stems. It can be used to weave fabric. εകٙΙ൥dவ၇കʔ̥ᇳᖷʕϞdᇳ૚ɰϞdϾ˲ᒔ̙˸
On my trip to Inle Lake in Myanmar, I came across women twisting ͜കԸᔌ̺dᇚӳഺতئʘࣚd̷༾˥ɪ܊ٙ੉ɾҩᔷᇳ૚
lotus stems to make threads. I was surprised by this selfless gift פകdиۍܝ଒೎̘ᕏϓᇞdᜓடɽІ್ฉేೌӷഗʚdԨ ɝ፯
from nature. They had taken this craft to the extreme, producing Short List
high-end fabrics that not only represented cultural inheritance but ਗ਼வ၇ക͜Ցə฽ߧdהᔌி̈ٙ৷ॴ̺ʸʔසՈϞ˖ʷෂ
also attracted Italian luxury brand’s attention. It just might be the וٙจ່dɰіˏə່ɽл৷ॴ؂ུۜ೐ٙءจdϞૐϓމ
new trend in fashion. This inspired me to explore the cultures of ͊Ըࣛ֠ޢٙอᕻdɓകɓᇞଘˏҢઞ॰˰ޢᔌ̺ٙ˖ʷd
textile in the world. After that, I visited India, Scotland, Argentina, ဧܝ௔ᚃ̈਷༷ࣚΙܓeᘽࣸᚆeڛ࣬Ғeʕ਷nഃdΪᇝ
and China, and got to see how fabric is made in these countries,
where people use threads to weave into beautiful paintings. һ̷༾΢਷ԟɓകɓᐩᔌ̺ٙઋྤd࿴ϓɓషߕᘆٙകᇞྡ
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ɛගɓᇞଘ A thread in the world ā96Ò114cm
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