REBIRTH IN GLASS: THE WORK OF NC QIN – TAASA Review March 2023

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This article was originally found in the March 2023 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 12).

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Yin Cao With my use of recycled glass in this new body of work, I’m looking into the idea of transforming something widely seen as humble or just overlooked into a material that resembles jade, something precious and prestigious.

NC Qin T he Chinese phrase ‘Gu Jin Zhong Wai’ can be translated directly as ‘ancient, present, Chinese, foreign’.

It is often used to describe artistic creations such as music, creative writing, theatre and other works of art which draw on both historical and contemporary inspiration from within China and abroad...