The inheritance and development of modern express news culture is inseparable from the strength of youth. The 2021 Nanjing Historical and Cultural City Expo kicked off on December 15. In the afternoon of the same day, the art co-creation action of "Common Heritage, Common World", an important project in the practice and exhibition activities of this year's Famous Cities Association, was also officially launched. A global online transmission, a flash mob, and a Nanjing-wide landing display constitute this artistic co-creation action. The reporter learned that the Organizing Committee of the Nanjing Famous Cities Association issued creative invitations to 100 artists around the world through social platforms at home and abroad, allowing more young people to undertake the lofty mission of protecting historical and cultural heritage, and opening up an exchange and dialogue between global youth. For the exchange of civilizations, especially the cultural mutual learning with the "Belt and Road" countries, more youth forces are gathered.
Global transmission, artistic expression of the determination to protect the "common heritage"
Civilizations communicate because of diversity, learn from each other because of exchanges, and develop because of mutual learning. In the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, UNESCO mentioned that it is necessary to vigorously promote the awareness of responsibility for the protection of World Heritage, especially to strengthen World Heritage education for young people.
As the backbone of the future society, the younger generation should become the protectors and creative inheritors of cultural heritage. The "Common Heritage, Common World" art co-creation action expresses the perception and insight of the new forces of the world on the development of the world from a diversified artistic perspective.
Each country has its own historical and cultural heritage, which bears witness to the history and civilization of a country and a city. Hao Yuanyuan, project leader of Nanjing Creative Center, introduced, "Common Heritage, Common World" The art co-creation action sends out co-creation invitations to the world through social media platforms at home and abroad, allowing young people to depict the cultural symbols and stories of their countries or cities through their own artistic creativity." Let them interpret the understanding of the theme of 'common heritage, common world' in different styles, and express their determination and vision for the protection of historical and cultural heritage in the form of art by stimulating the creativity of the younger generation, showing the diversity and tolerance of Nanjing as a famous historical and cultural city." ”
Photography, digital media art, graphic design, hand-drawn... Chinese and foreign youth use different art forms to express the beauty of historical and cultural heritage around the world. It is understood that as of now, the event has collected nearly 30 young creators from 15 countries such as China, Britain, France, Spain, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Liberia and other countries.
A flash mob that expresses the goal of maintaining the "common world" with actions
Loved ones cross mountains and seas. This time, in order to create an art co-creation activity of "Common Heritage, Common World", the Organizing Committee of Nanjing Famous Cities Association planned a global pop-up event. Well-known cultural landmarks such as the Ming City Wall in Nanjing, Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom, the University of Lagos in Nigeria, the Dubai Frame in the United Arab Emirates, and the Pyramids in Egypt have brought together young artists from all over the world, representatives of international organizations and cultural innovation enterprises, and university students.
"A beautiful jasmine flower, fragrant and beautiful with branches, fragrant and white people praise... Blazing sunshine, eternal world, bright world full of love, we sing happily and cheerfully..." Nanjing is the base camp of this pop-up event, and the Organizing Committee of the Famous Cities Association invited nearly 20 Chinese and foreign youth representatives, especially young people from areas along the Belt and Road, to play and sing "From Jasmine to Turandot" with instruments such as cello, erhu, flute and African drum. In addition, there are many more young people all over the world singing together on the "cloud". Young people participating overseas said that cross-cultural exchanges have led us to have the same goal, the same direction and more efficient cooperation in our approach to "jointly protecting historical and cultural heritage".
The whole city landed, using innovation to express the connotation of artistic co-creation activities
This co-creation action has also made a breakthrough in the display form and space, using balloons as a three-dimensional artistic way of expression. Laomen East, Dabao'en Temple, Confucius Temple, Xuanwu Lake, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Music Station... From December 15 to 19, 25 "Together" series balloon installations ranging from 2 meters, 4 meters and 6 meters in height were displayed in front of the cultural heritage landmarks of Nanjing. The Organizing Committee of the Nanjing Famous Cities Association hopes to awaken the public's enthusiasm and resonance for the protection of cultural heritage in such a striking way, and gather more forces to guard the 'common heritage' together, because this is our 'common world'.
On one side of the balloon, the artworks related to the theme of cultural heritage collected online are displayed, while on the other hand, representative elements from each participant's work are selected for secondary creation, and presented with a co-creation screen of "Together". The use of different bright colors in harmony symbolizes the cooperation and integration between different times, different spaces and different civilizations.
During the Famous Cities Conference, this "Common Heritage, Common World" art co-creation action was launched to advocate young people's attention to historical and cultural heritage with art as the energy, which fully demonstrated the fraternal spirit of Nanjing's exploration and innovation, humanistic care, and showed the city's endless creativity. It is expected that Nanjing will have beautiful links and responses with famous historical and cultural cities around the world and with young people, and leave an echo of love from art and indiscriminate in nanjing, a model city of modernization.
Listen, they use the voice of youth to invite more young people - "Shared Heritage, Shared Future"
Together！
To protect cultural heritage, we act together!
Modern Express + reporter Xu Hongyan Du Xueying/Wen Niu Huaxin/Photo
(Photo courtesy of Nanjing Famous City Association Organizing Committee)