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Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   First approached to collaborate with Dior for the Art'N Dior exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Shenzhen, Shanghai, in 2021, Wang Yuyang for this new intimate project revisiting the Lady Dior through his world explores his fascination with the moon.    Using medium, small and mini formats, the bags feature recreations of the moon and the lunar surface using an array of traditional techniques and tactile effects including embroidery and inlay.   His five creations include a black Lady Dior with a white moon motif masterfully recreating the look of the artist's installation ‘Artificial Moon,' here reinterpreting the moon's cold white light using bead and sequin embroidery made by the Dior petites mains. Using a 3D printing technique, a pink bag, meanwhile, features a colourful surface evoking lunar craters, playing on the roughness and unevenness of leather. For the latter, Wang donned digital glasses that render the colours in black and white, creating a random colour palette that the artist himself only got to discover upon removing them.    Tune into the episode to hear more about his fascinating world. 

Welcome to the Dior Talks podcast series themed around the seventh edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. For this year's event, 11 artists from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.   First approached to collaborate with Dior for the Art'N Dior exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Shenzhen, Shanghai, in 2021, Wang Yuyang for this new intimate project revisiting the Lady Dior through his world explores his fascination with the moon.    Using medium, small and mini formats, the bags feature recreations of the moon and the lunar surface using an array of traditional techniques and tactile effects including embroidery and inlay.   His five creations include a black Lady Dior with a white moon motif masterfully recreating the look of the artist's installation ‘Artificial Moon,' here reinterpreting the moon's cold white light using bead and sequin embroidery made by the Dior petites mains. Using a 3D printing technique, a pink bag, meanwhile, features a colourful surface evoking lunar craters, playing on the roughness and unevenness of leather. For the latter, Wang donned digital glasses that render the colours in black and white, creating a random colour palette that the artist himself only got to discover upon removing them.    Tune into the episode to hear more about his fascinating world. 

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This was part of a workshop about podcasting for Script Yorkshire. Starring Ant McGinley, Kate Cocker and Vic Turnbull Written by Frey Jackson, Helen Sant, Nicky Cowan, Irene Lofthouse, Miranda Duffy, Stuart Larner and Yuyang. Produced by Kate Cocker

In episode 15 of the NüVoices Podcast, co-host Alice Xin Liu interviews the co-founder and lead singer of Xiao Wang 小王, Anlin Fan. Since she started the band with her best friend, Yuyang, just a few years ago, Xiao Wang has become a staple of the Chinese rock and punk scene. When Anlin isn’t tearing up the stage, she spends her time finishing her master’s degree at McGill University. Here, she discusses growing up in China, the Riot Grrrl movement, tips on starting a rock band, her work with Rock Camp for Girls in Montreal, and her take on feminism and intersectionality. This episode also samples Xiao Wang’s new demo, “Sonic Baby,” and provides new recommendations for self-care.

Datumsoria: The Return of the Real | Artist Talks Lecture/Talk ZKM_Lecture Hall Sat, 09.09.2017 Within the scope of the exhibition »Datumsoria: The Return of the Real« Chinese-American curator ZHANG Ga talked with the artists of the exhibition Ralf Baecker, Laurent Grasso, George Legrady, LIU Xiaodong, YAN Lei, WANG Yuyang and ZHANG Peili. Video Documentary: ZKM | Institute for Visual Media Camera: Frenz Jordt, Christina Zartmann Editing: Hannah Radgen /// Vortrag/Gespräch ZKM_Vortragssaal Sa, 09.09.2017 Im Rahmen der Ausstellung »Datumsoria: The Return of the Real« sprach der chinesisch-amerikanische Kurator ZHANG Ga mit den Künstlern Ralf Baecker, Laurent Grasso, George Legrady, LIU Xiaodong, YAN Lei, WANG Yuyang und ZHANG Peili. Videodokumentation: ZKM | Institut für Bildmedien Kamera: Frenz Jordt, Christina Zartmann Schnitt: Hannah Radgen

Heyang: A 16-year-old British teenager has made more 64 thousand US Dollars from a website she made to give Chinese babies English names. What is the business model?Ryan: Oh My Lady Gaga, let me tell you all about it! Beau Jessup, a British A-level student from Gloucestershire, came up with the idea after a family visit to China. They were out for a meal with friends when she was asked to give an English name to a newborn baby. Her website which she has now is titled 'Special Name', in which she assigned personality traits to each English name. Users are charged 60 pence or one USD to use the five-minute service, to ask users to pick five of 12 personality traits which they hope their baby will display, before it presents a shortlist of three names. It also provides examples of famous people with the same name. So basically, you get the idea, this lady is helping people choose their names. Now, when I look at this, I think it’s ridiculous, (Heyang: Why is it ridiculous? There is a need.) You need not to be lazy people, I mean even like parents in the US, we use baby books, like I know my father picked my name because he wanted to get in touch with his roots. So Ryan is I believe Irish or could be Welsh, and then every male in our family, our middle name is William. You know William is always present in one of our names, either the middle or the first name. So I mean the thing is picking a name should be your thing that you share with your child, that special connection that you gave to them. Now Beau Jessup from Gloucestershire, England, and you know I just think it’s a little ridiculous, but at the same time, some parents in China have picked names like Rolex, oh…Heyang: I had a classmate called Ferrari in the UK, and he’s from Hong Kong. For some reason, I thought it fitted him pretty well! I remembered one day the teacher announced that this person is late again, and terrible grades, Ferrari! And then the whole hall of people…filled with laughter. Yuyang: I don’t know, some Chinese parents choose some funny and weird names. It’s not lazy, I think it’s just they don’t know the proper cultural meaning behind the name. They choose name like Willow and Stone, Candy or Love.Ryan: But at the same time, why won’t you research, why would you just kind of carelessly say ‘Ok, Stone, cause I like stones, big stones are good, so let’s name it stone.”Heyang: Oh Ryan, let me fill you in on this. Chinese parents don’t… I mean they pay a lot of attention, or the individual pays a lot of attention into the English name that they wanna hold (Ryan: apple, banana), and with Stone, probably because (Happiness) his Chinese name has got the name of “Stone” in it. And then I know a girl who’s English name is Pearl, it’s because her Chinese name is ‘ZhenZhu”.Ryan: But I think actually Pearl is actually you’d see some people with that English name. Heyang: But she wouldn’t know that connotation that attached to that English name if she’s from a different culture. Ryan: Well I thought about these guys, you know it’s like how can I judge this without giving my two cents, and people judging me for the names that I would choose for my kids. And you know I thought of some names, and here’s for the males, and you ladies can totally criticize me ok? And our listeners. But I chose Conor, cause it’s like a very Welsh I think, around that area. Roran, I really like Roran. Kale, that’s a strong name. For ladies, if I had a daughter, I would name her Madeline, I think it’s a very beautiful name, or Dominique. So those are my two cents instead of some of the other names, you know like we have mentioned, like Happiness, Smile, Banana, Love. Heyang: Woo, or Precious! Yuyang: Woo, it offers me some inspiration as well. Maybe we should set up some Chinese naming website to help foreigners get Chinese names. So Ryan Price, do you want a Chinese name? I can find a much better name than “莱恩 普瑞斯”, if you give me ten yuan. (Heyang: Only for ten yuan? You should totally sign up!), no as the starting point of business. Ryan: You know, she’s making a really good point here Yuyang, you have pointed out something I was thinking about when I was looking at this. (Is) you know there’s very creative ways that people have yet to find to make money. I mean this girl made 64000 US dollars which she will use to her college. Even then, she’ll be going to a really good college, cause that’s a lot of money to be paying for your education. But still, with something as so simple as giving a name in a…What was it? A five minute process or something like that? I think it’s very impressive and creative how people can find ways to make money nowadays. It’s my two cents here. Yuyang: It’s quite inspirational you know, the girl just wanted to do it, just to see if an idea could turn into something more than just a simple idea, and to become more than just a small project. It’s a nice surprise it turns out. Heyang: Yeah all of that can be done in a website and connecting people from two completely different continents. And actually it’s filling a demand that is very real for today’s Chinese people. Because for various reasons, people want that English name. But I’d say, my Chinese name (Ryan: Candy?) is Heyang, and I’m very proud of that.

Heyang: When parents try to get their point across to kids, they often blurt out this line. It’s for your own good. 这是为你好。Most respondents to a new survey say that they hate it when parents say this. What’s more, most respondents say that their parents’ approach in educating them at home have actually casted a negative effect on their psychological being. Why is that? So let’s start with this famous line from parents: it’s for your own good. Why are kids (and here kids I mean grown-ups too).Yuyang: I am sorry I have to start with some facts and figures (no worries, fire away), and then thinking to this logic behind this sentence. Well, according to the online survey of 2,001 netizens jointly conducted by China Youth Daily and Wenjuan.com last week, nearly 59.4 percent of people have been hurt by their parents' "inappropriate" education approaches, with 55.4 percent saying the worst thing their parents did was to only focus on scores and study, while 50.3 percent said "stick approaches" were the worst thing. And in particular, in the survey, nearly 54% respondents cannot accept using excuse as ‘this is for your own good’. And 40.5% say they don’t agree with parents interfering with children’s work and personal life. So meanwhile, nearly 40% said in ideal parent-child relationships, a parent should serve as both friend and teacher, as well as set clear boundaries for the child. Well, when talking about the logic behind this ‘I did this for your own good’, I believe that many Chinese parents think their children belong to them, and children are their property. And they have the right to make decisions for them. You know, and parents insist their decisions are always right, and they would never apologize. What do you guys think?Heyang: That sounds like parents in China that I don’t understand, that I think it sounds like parents that exist a hundred years ago. I mean if they actually think that their kids are their property or you know, they have so much say over their kids. I mean it just surprises you. What’s your interpretation of what’s going on here Nick? Nick: Yeah you’ve actually said what exactly I was thinking. This sounds like kind of parents like a hundred years ago. In terms of making all the decisions and the kids have to do whatever the parents think it’s the best, and don’t make the decisions by themselves. I don’t know like obviously I didn’t grow up in China, I don’t have Chinese parents. It sounds like that kind of approach can’t be healthy for any kid to grow up under, I think from what a lot of these statistics that Yuyang gave us will indicate that that is the case. I think you know telling a little child what to do is one thing, but a grown up child is maybe a bit too much. Heyang: Yeah I guess so, and although we say that maybe it sounds like something that parents would think a hundred years ago, but in many ways, I think tradition sort of runs deep in our culture, and even till today. Some parents still feel that they have um, that’s the part I really don’t understand. They have ownership to your ideas or your decisions in life in some way. Yuyang: Oh exactly. Chinese culture emphasizes parental authority, as well as respect and obedience on the part of children. So basically, when the children talk about reasons with parents, their parents will talk about family. And when you talk about family, they say you are too young and naïve and have no experience in life. And when you talk about your own experience, they talk about the dignity of the elders. Finally, if it is proved they were wrong, they will say it was all for your good. Anyway, they are always right, they never apologize. Haha~Nick: No. Presumably these people had this same experience with their own parents, their grandparents. Right? So surely they then found that really annoying, but somehow have still repeated the same thing to their own kids. This is what I don’t understand. Heyang: oh this is such a good point Nick. And I thought about it exactly, oh great minds, think alike, that must be why. I wondered so if a young person has experienced this when you are growing up, and you become a parent once, and here I think we see the distinction of fools and people with wisdom. The fools repeat exactly what damage your parents have done to you, and you blindly just follow your parents’ action and do the same to your offspring. What kind of fool is that? And also there’s the other type of people-- I think are the wise ones. When you learn from your parents’ mistakes, and certainly just blindly saying ‘for your own good’, is not the way to go. But also I have a different way of looking at this line, I think sometimes today’s parents are feeling a little bit desperate in trying to get their point across. Because often, the kids or the grown-up kids have a lot to say, and can argue in a very affective way too. And the parents feel what is my last line, what is my last resort that I can try to tell my kid that I’m whole heartily thinking in your shoes, and trying to get this point across and I want you to understand me. That is for you own good ahahaha. So I think that actually comes from very a different kind of positions is a possibility too. Yuyang: That also manifests the anxiety of the Chinese parents. You know one boundary the parents should set is what is over parenting and what is the useful guidance to their children. You know sometimes Chinese parents are hyper protective you know, they make decisions for children; they hire language tutors; they rush on various activities, just like a manager or an agent for a super star. And when the children complain, they will say ‘well, I do this for your own good. You will understand me in the future, maybe now you don’t understand me, but in the future, you will know this is for your own good’. Heyang: And you will thank me. But I think this kind of language itself is problematic. Cause let’s try to figure out what the purpose is of the parents to saying this. It’s usually to try to convince your kid, trying to sell an idea to your kid, and if you use this kind of language, that is kind of didactic, that is kind of condescending, and that is kind of not encouraging any kind of feedback, but you must listen to me. This kind of attitude just doesn’t convince people. And anybody who has experience in public speaking, or even in the service sector, or in whatever sector, that is trying to get your point across and getting people to understand you, can see that this kind of language or often like imperative sentences itself, it just not make you go very far in achieving your goal. That is trying to let the other person listen. Nick: Yeah this is the thing, because as you guys have said, obviously these parents do have their kids’ best interest at heart. They are not trying to you know upset them and make them angry, they’ve made these decisions for probably perfectly valid reasons, and not giving those reasons to the kids like ‘I did this because you know you should learn such and such, because it will benefit you in this way’. It doesn’t open the kids’ minds to why that these decisions have been taken, it’s just you know dictator, you shall do this because I said so. And of course that’s gonna promote you know like resentment and rebellion among a child. Heyang: Or a younger person, or even a grown-up adult. Because who wants to be told off. (Child as in person who has parents hahahah) Yes, so the younger generation.Yuyang: Oh yeah and in the long term, they might have a far reaching impact on a child, if you are being a dictator of overparenting; if you safeguard boys or girls too much; then the kids will not develop the independence or psychological resilience and the creativity to go through the future obstacles. Yeah, give your child some space.Heyang: Yeah, and also give your child a little bit more respect I think, respect your child’s intelligence as well, and I understand sometimes kids make some stupid mistakes that parents have made when they’re younger, and they are trying to let their kids know that if you just listen to me, then you wouldn’t need to fall like I have done in the future. That kind of sentiment deserves a little bit more respect too.

Yuyang Liu is a Chinese freelance photographer contributing to domestic and international publications such as the New York Times, he’s also a Getty Images Reportage Emerging Talent. Sharron speaks to Yuyang about what it’s like to freelance in China as well as the new wave of Chinese photographers, who now - thanks to the internet - have more channels to reach an international audience and market, and to tell stories from China from their perspective. SHOWNOTES: www.yuyangliu.com/ www.instagram.com/yuyang_liu_/ Eyes on China Instagram Feed: www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/world/…kevin-frayer.html 33 Asia-based photographers you should follow on Instagram - theinitium.com/article/20160821-…gramphotographer/ Quality English language multimedia journalism site - www.sixthtone.com/

【感谢热心听友“张惠云”帮忙听写本篇文稿！正确率很高哦~】HY: The newly opened Shenzhen metro line 11 seeks mark contrasts between economy class and business class in terms of passenger flow. The business class subway price costs 3 times more than the norm. This has triggered heated public debate on equality and social stratification. Guys, tell me more about this business class carriage first in Shenzhen.YY: The Shenzhen Metro Line 11 was launched on June 28 this year. It was the first subway line in China that offers business class carriages to passengers. Ok the proportion is like this, there are total 8 carriage of its subway train, 6 are economy class carriages with normal prices, and the rest 2 are the business class carriages, which we are going to talk about today. As we all know, like bullet trains or airplanes, space in the business class carriages is much larger and there is also space for putting bags above passengers’ head. It is the same case with this business class carriage in Shenzhen subway line 11. And the price is, of course, accordingly, more expensive than normal ones. It’s three times of that for economy classes. However not many people are using it. There are very few people sitting in the business class, and it’s still very crowd in the economy class. So it is triggering heated debate.Ryan: You know, first of all, I love it * 5. There is a couple of things that need to be said here. This was actually announced by the municipal government four years ago, that this would be happening, that a business class would be set up. So uh these people are there getting upset. They knew four years ago that this was the plan. Another thing to keep in the mind is this subway, as I understand, is also an airport express line. So let’s look at Beijing, if you take the airport express line, how much is it guys, it’s 25 you know, yuan. So it’s more expensive if you wanna go to the airport in multiple places, not just in this scenario. And you know what, in every portion or part of our society, whether be airplanes or, not even travel-related things, restaurants, there is this VIP, there is this part of something in services where you can get extra. And I think that’s ok, you know I personally think so. But what do you think yuyang?YY: I think it’s offering people more choice, it is a good thing because there’re some people who have extra needs like old people, like pregnant woman, or people who taking babies…HY: And they need to pay more? Shouldn’t they automatically get a seat?YY: They should pay more for the better service. And yeah, it is a good thing to people offered with diversified services.HY: Oh I can’t argue against that, Yuyang. That is really taking words out of my mouth but I can argue against Ryan Price because… correct me if I am wrong, our dear listeners coz I’ve only got this of Weibo according to some people from Shenzhen, they say with this new line yes you can say that there supposed to be airport express way of subway. But actually it’s not. In Beijing, with the express subway going to the airport, you only have three stops. But what was going on in Shenzhen, the so called express subway, this carriage line we are talking about right now, is stops at like 10. So you haven’t even gotten the express service maybe you’re paying extra for. But you’re paying for those more spacious seats. And that’s my question, shouldn’t the subway be a public good. That is a kind of public service, that whoever, as a citizen of this country, or of that city had pay tax to should get that service equally.Ryan: Then explain the Beijing airport line, why is it 25 RMB if it’s a public service. Why is it so expensive? It still does have two stops before you get to the airport. HY: Because it’s made with different kind of material, it’s a different kind of variation of the subway. So I think cost is more expensive and everybody is paying the same. Ryan: Right, it only make sense to me that if I am getting on a subway that has more stops than this Beijing stop. Paying that amount of money and sitting comfortably for a longer period of time. That make sense to me because the subway ride is long. And you said that this the Beijing subway only has two stops. But it’s actually in a ground scheme of things of a very long distance to travel. You’re still be time wise in there for a while. And this built to be more comfortable. So I can understand how part only two cars of a total of 8 cars is made for those people who have to sit there for longer, and have luggage and need that extra room because maybe they are going to be traveling. So you only have two cars that made for those people that probably going to the airport, the rest are for those people has been getting off stops on their way so it make senses to me.YY: Yeah sometimes the separation of functions is more efficient for the public transporters. I can see the one point of the controversy, is that this kind of business carriages are built to use the public money and now it’s serving a limited amount of passengers who are willing to pay more. So people are not comfortable with this. So some people are questioning that why aren’t those money put into areas which can serve all instead of serve a number of privilege.YY: Yeah it’s takes longer time so people choose the quicker way. They enjoy pre-service.

Heyang: Do you have a very strict routine that you have to follow everyday and never let yourself go if you couldn't make it, or you insist finishing washing all the dishes in the kitchen even when you are sick, or you have to organize your closet in military style otherwise you won’t be able to leave the house? If your answer is yes, you might be a perfectionist, or someone with OCD! That is obsessive-compulsive disorder, so it actually could be a disease. So guys, could you please enlighten me first with the definition perfectionist and OCD? What is going on here?YuYang: Oh yeah, research on perfectionism has indicated that there are two main types. The first type is healthy perfectionism. This type of perfectionism is categorized by high standards of yourself, as well as other persistence in the face of adversity, and conscientiousness. Healthy perfectionism usually goes along with goal-directed behavior and good organizational skills but the second type of perfectionism is the so-called not that healthy, unhealthy perfectionism. This type of perfectionism is characterized by excessive preoccupation with past mistakes, fears about making new mistakes, doubts about whether you are doing something correctly. Excessive preoccupation with control is also a hallmark of the unhealthy perfectionism. So in general, while healthy perfectionism tends to be associated with good psychological well-being and high achievement both at school and at work, the unhealthy perfectionism has been associated with distress, low-self esteem and symptoms of mental illness, such as OCD.Ryan: Okay, but Yuyang, you know you described excessive preoccupation with past mistakes, and fears about making new mistakes, doubts about whether what we are doing, if we are doing correctly. This sounds like something maybe everybody has, but maybe you can paint a picture because you have told that sometimes, you fit in the category of perfectionist in describe, what is it? YuYang: I can go on endlessly. First of all, the first thing I do every morning after steeping into the office is cleaning my desk, my chair, the computer keyboard, or even my earphone sometimes. I know it sounds weird but it is me.Heyang: No! It is not weird at all. And every morning, I see Yuyang working as busy as a bee, and she is not even seated yet, she is just cleaning everything first and she gets her own little rag thing that she gets, a piece of cloth that is very clean and she uses it to clean more things. Otherwise, she will not feel comfortable being seated there.YuYang: I think so. I think I will feel more comfortable after I finish cleaning all of them. Clean it first, and then I can do other stuff. Ryan: Well so we were talking about this early this morning, and so, my first exposure to OCD, I remember our specific story, at first, I thought it was really funny and I want to share with you guys. So, there is this guy, he lived in whats called a cul de sac in the story. And so a cul de sac is like a circle of houses surrounding this one common area street, the circle. And so, he wanted every morning to bring his trash out, he would have to come out of his house and look directly at the ground. And his neighbor is like “This guy is so weird, like why he is just starring at the ground?” The thing is he had OCD, in which, he could not look, you know out of sight out of mind, he could not look at other people's trash cans. His neighbors, and because it was a circle, he would see them easily. He couldn’t look at them without having the, if he did look at them, go over there and organize their trash. So, they said sometimes, you know, a car with honk, and he would look up. The people that saw him would see this expression like, “Awww man, no I gotta go to organize everybody’s trash!” So basically, this guy could not do it. You know there is a feeling of urgency. This very strong feeling he couldn't resist that he knew if he saw all these trash cans, something inside of him, had to go and organize. YuYang: You know what Ryan, after hearing your story, actually I feel good. I realized that I am not that extreme and I am still healthy maybe.Heyang: Oh definitely! So it sounds like you are the perfectionist, but you haven't got OCD, compulsive…what is it? What is the O stands for? Obsessive-compulsive disorder. YuYang: Yeah, exactly. But sometimes I think I am standing in the middle. And I think I have a very strong impulse after I arrive home. To do cleaning firstHeyang: Still cleaning?YuYang: Still cleaning, but not that extreme. I collect all the garbage and throw them outside. But I don't care much, that much garbage on the road or other places. Yeah I think Ryan you have given me a good therapy. Ryan: I am happy to helps. But you know research, we have found something, I should say something first of all, I am, what we call in the English language, a, hypochondriac, too low level, but sometimes, I feel like I have something when I read more about it, and so, we will doing this “I feel like I have some of these symptoms.” But, maybe you guys can chime in and let me know if you have fallen into any of these categories. So, it is says unhealthy perfectionism can also be described as if you do not feel you have the perfect certainty that you've locked a door, turn off the stove as you are trying to leave the house. For me, I know I literally have a problem where when I am walking away from the ATM, I have to check it 5 times to make sure A, I pull out the money and B, I got my card. And like I will leave, and like I walk a couple steps, and then come back. And I have done this three times. I do know to a certain extent that “Oh yea, I probably did it.” But there is a nagging suspicion in the back of my head. And I just can’t ignore. So, I am definitely fall in to that category, I think.Heyang: The frequency is a little bit high. And actually it is a really good point that you should always check. But usually I don’t think we have the problem of taking the money, but taking the card with you. Sometimes you just forget! But anyways, maybe I am one of those exact opposite person to perfectionist. Maybe I don't really see why there is such urgency with these things. And my belief in life is I think 70% good is superb. YuYang: Wow that's quite healthy Heyang, I am jealous of you. You know sometimes being a perfectionist is tedious.

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