From Chinese prints featuring Taoist Celestial Master Zhang and his tiger, to the foolish tiger and the witty magpie in Korean hojakdo paintings, new year pictures of tigers and other animals are not only embedded with festive symbolisms, they also reflect people’s changing perceptions of, and relationships with, the animal world.

Through reading a selection of traditional and contemporary new year pictures, this talk will lead you into the colourful and imaginative worlds of multi-species coexistence as seen through this fascinating form of folk art..

Kiu-wai Chu (BA London; MPhil Cantab; PhD HK) is Assistant Professor in Environmental Humanities and Chinese Studies at Nanyang Technological University. He was Postdoctoral Fellows in University of Zurich and Western Sydney University. His research focuses on cinema and visual arts, ecocriticism, and animal studies in China and broader Asia.

Conducted in English. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. No registration required.