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Why does Maitreya smile?
From Yuelin in Fenghua through Xikou and Qianzhangyan to Xuedou Temple and the statue. Seven photographic and historical works plus spatial words ask how Budai became the laughing Maitreya, and why this smile endured.
SOURCE MATERIAL
- Historic Yuelin and present-day Xuedou
- Later Budai painting and modern statue
- Retelling installations, diagrams and point-cloud imagery
KEY DECISIONS
- Keep Qici and the Budai image at the centre
- Distinguish records, legend, painting and modern statue
- One sequence of places for the exhibition and a real visit
Begin with Qici, then distinguish later records, stories, paintings and today’s statue before looking again at the smile at Xuedou.
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