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Feixuan Xu

Liang Shaoji’s Silkworm Art

Untangling Multispecies Craft

Feixuan Xu

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English
Routledge
23 May 2025
Theory of art; Taoism; Social & cultural anthropology; The environment
Series: Multispecies Anthropology
This book focuses on the work of Chinese contemporary artist Liang Shaoji and emphasises the contribution of multispecies ethnography to art criticism. Over three decades, Liang has worked with domestic silkworms to craft art that embodies the Daoism-inspired ecological motif of ‘ziran’. Are silkworms co-authors or alienated fabricators in such creative practice? Based on a multi-sited ethnographic study conducted in China, the book delves into Liang’s artistic techniques involving close collaboration with silkworm farmers and biologists. In doing so, it makes a significant contribution to discussions of non-human agency and labour. The author unveils the intricate power dynamics between silkworms and their caretakers, revealing multi-sensory knowledge, anthropomorphic kinship, and moral dilemmas inherent in working with these insects. This volume will be of particular interest to scholars working in the anthropology of art, human-animal studies, and environmental humanities.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm, 
Weight:   410g
ISBN:   9781032914596
ISBN 10:   1032914599
Series:   Multispecies Anthropology
Pages:   126
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Feixuan Xu is an anthropologist specialising in the anthropology of art and multispecies ethnography. She obtained a PhD in Creative Media from City University of Hong Kong and was Asymmetry Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Courtauld Institute of Art, UK.

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