MODERN INSTALLATIONS ON THE BASIS OF TRADITIONAL SHADOW THEATRE

Shadow puppetry, an intangible cultural heritage originated from China, has endured for thousands of years and carries deep national emotions and historical and cultural deposits. In the 21st century, along with the wave of globalisation and technological innovation, installation art has emerged as a pioneering art genre, whose unique visual expressiveness and interactive nature have provided a wide world for the innovation of shadow art. The three elements of installation art, namely ‘place’, ‘material’ and ‘emotion’, construct a brand new experience scene, which enables shadow art to be revitalised in the modern context, and become a bridge between the past and the future. It is a bridge between the past and the future.