Hey there! 👋 Ever wondered what happens when ancient history meets modern art? Well, artist Alice Chang has the answer! 🏺✨
In the bustling streets of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown, Alice’s amazing mosaic sculptures are catching everyone’s eye. She takes pottery shards from the Ming Dynasty (that’s from over 400 years ago! 😲) and transforms them into beautiful works of art. How cool is that?
These special pieces of pottery were found from the Wanli shipwreck off the coast of Malaysia. The ship sank in the late 16th or early 17th century during a battle between Portuguese and Dutch ships. Can you imagine finding treasures from a sunken ship? 🏴☠️🌊
UNESCO, an important organization that protects world heritage sites, recognizes the shipwreck as a World Underwater Heritage Site as part of its Silk Roads Programme. That means it’s super important to history! 🌐
Alice has collected around 9,000 pottery shards from this shipwreck. She uses them to create amazing mosaics, linking today’s art to the ancient Silk Road—a historic trade route that connected many countries. She wants to show how Malaysia played a big role in global trade during the Ming Dynasty. Isn’t that an awesome way to bring history to life? 🎨🌍
If you ever visit Kuala Lumpur, make sure to check out Alice Chang’s incredible sculptures. They’re a perfect mix of old and new, and they show how art can connect us to the past. Maybe it’ll inspire you to create something amazing too! 💡
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
