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If you happen to be in Beijing and are looking to find a little slice of paradise, you might not have to search too far. A joint exhibition presenting the work of Himalayan explorers Laurence Brahm and Feng Jianguo has been unveiled at Tsinghua University's Fine Arts Museum. It is entitled, "Searching for Shangri-la". The exhibition uses high technology mediums to showcase the work of the two artists.
Its mystic appeal has long endured, but what and where is Shangri-la? Himalayan explorer Laurence Brahm and Tsinghua University Fine Arts Institute Professor Feng Jianguo asked the same questions during their first search for the lost mythical kingdom.
A Tibetan Portrait by Laurence Brahm on his journey to discover Shangri-la
The two artists spent the past decade trying to dig up the origin of the Shangri-la myth.
Thanks to their work, visitors to the " Searching for Shangri-la" exhibition may find the answers more easily. The works on display include photos, film images and manuscripts from Brahm and Feng's unprecedented journey to look for clues about Shangri-la.
Tibetan Portraits by Laurence Brahm
The exhibition juxtaposes traditional photography and film images, and presents them through a mix of high technology mediums such as holograms, brain wave measurement technology and Augmented Reality.
Brahm is a documentary film director as well as an explorer. At the launch of the Shangri-la exhibition he announced his next Himalayan expedition, which will provide the material for his documentary: “Searching for the Lotus Master”.
Tibetan Portraits inlaid into Prayer Wheels are on display at the exhibition.
Brahm has stated the Lotus Born Master is a historic figure who brought together the various elements of what we know today as Himalayan Culture and belongs to the heritage of each of these countries on the Belt and Road.
"Searching for Shangri-la" will run at Tsinghua University's Fine Arts Museum until May 9.
(CGTN)