Paul Levy spoke to Jiayi Chen, visual artist and the creator of a unique show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Nüshu: Written for Her, On Her, By Her is “a tribute to the missing women in Jiayi’s life, and a bold act of rewriting silenced histories through the body, voice, and art. ” You can watch the trailer here.
“Rewrite her stories. Write her. A one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary performance rooted in Nüshu, the secret script of Chinese women. In this ritualistic solo work, Jiayi Chen uses her body as a living scroll, inscribing ancient characters onto her skin with traditional ink. Through live body calligraphy, inspiring contemporary dance, and an original soundscape, the piece becomes a haunting altar of memory, grief, and feminine resistance”
How did the piece come into being? How does one share a harrowing and vitaul story through storytelling, movement, dance, music andvisual art? Paul Levy had many questions to ask.
Also in her interview were actor Jingwen Ni and producer Linshu Huang.
