Urban Sketchers had lunch at the White Rabbit Gallery on Saturday after sketching Mortuary Station. We had Chinese dumplings under the above bird cages in the tea house.
It was great to have a look around the gallery and see an installation by Gao Rong. The installation is a room which recreates her grandparent's house in Mongolia. There is a large bed in which the whole family slept. At the foot of the bed is a small heating stove and a cooking stove both of which would have kept them warm in the Mongolian winter. On the other side were some cabinets and a table with photos on the walls . It was very interesting to step back in time and place. It was not until we left the room and read the exhibition notes that we discovered that everything in the room was embroidered fabric. Of course, back in the room we went to marvel at the embroidered rust on the pipes, the embroidered metal pots and pipes, mildewed walls and even the portraits.
It was touching to find that Gao Rong's grandmother taught her to embroider.
Hi, I was also fascinated when I saw this exhibition - fascinating to see how others live. Also fascinating to see that you chose to paint the bird cages from below - something I wouldn't have thought to do I'm sure - very interesting!
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