The “Yunfan Crafts” Embroidery Exhibition kicked off at Suzhou Eslite Bookstore, SIP on Apr 20 and will be free to the public till May 19. On display are a list of amazing embroidery works from Yunfan, a Suzhou-based embroidery studio dedicated to carrying forward the Suzhou-style embroidery handicraft, a national intangible cultural heritage item originated in Suzhou and its surrounding areas over 2,000 years ago. 

Among the exhibits are two by Zhou Haiyun, a nationally recognized inheritor of the handicraft and founder of the studio, and several by Zhou and her teacher Zhang Yuying, a master in the handicraft. Besides, there are also a work by Zhou’s daughter Liu Xiaolin and Brian Michael Reed, an American conceptual artist, and several other works featuring ingenious incorporation of traditional and modern artistic elements. 

Zhou gave a talk at the bookstore on the same day, sharing with the participants her concepts, art creation experiences and unique embroidering skills.