Shuen-Git
The two main reasons I find the Second Life Virtual Guqin Museum
interesting is that it brings the guqin before a new group of people,
and it allows the presentation of the music within a context that can
in some ways evoke aspects of the guqin tradition better than the
standard performance environment can. Although when well played guqin
music is very beautiful, by tradition it is not so much a performance
instrument as an instrument for self-cultivation or meditation. In
landscape painting it is commonly depicted played in the countryside,
and yet from a musical standpoint such an environment is often
unsatisfactory (waterfalls are too loud, modern sounds intrude, there
may not be an appropriate place to sit or on which to place the
instrument, and so forth). However, such an idealized environment can
be evoked and perhaps more readily controlled in cyberspace. Another
ideal environment is said to the an "elegant gathering" involving
other literati arts such as painting, calligraphy and refined
conversation. Again, such an environment can also be created in
cyberspace through the addition of appropriate imagery and
participation of invited guests. The totality of the guqin makes it
very much a multi media instrument by nature. When fully devoloped the
Second Life Museum has the potential of bringing this all together.
John Thompson
13Feb 2009
www.silkqin.com
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Guqin and Hanfu revival, costume ?
A guqin yaji meeting in Cham Shan Temple, Toronto, 20june09, Guqin group, photo by: Juni Yeungs ; posted on facebook. The event is an open invitation, so I hope she doesnt mind my posting it here for the rest of us to see.
The young man on the right is wearing a HanFu robe. As this is a very recent event, we do see a revival of the costume of Han for Yaji gatherings.
There are 8 groups on facebooks dedicated to the study and playing of/with Hanfu.
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Guqin International Society, Vulgar Ideas
screenshot of Guqin International society on Facebook - a rich mix of people on guqin music and culture, creator: Juni L Yeung
screenshot of Vulgar Ideas on Facebook - a new turn on guqin music and culture, creator: Stephan Walker
sl Hundun + rl Half Hundun
sl Hundun and rl Half Hundun
back side of sl Hundun
back side of sl Hundun and sl avatar
Saturday, 11 July 2009
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