Liang Shaojis Silkworm Art - Untangling Multispecies Craft

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'.

List of contents

1. Journey into Silkworm Artistry 2. The Cultivator and Maker 3. In the Web of Flat Cocoons 4. Agency in Silkworm Rituals 5. Anthropomorphic Kinship in Practice 6. Epilogue: Working Towards 'Ziran'. Index

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Feixuan Xu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032914596
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3291459-6
• No. of pages: 126
• Series: Multispecies Anthropology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Theory of art, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, ART / Criticism & Theory, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, The environment, Science / Environmental Science, Social and cultural anthropology, RELIGION / Taoism