Séance is a French word used to denote a meeting, a sitting or, in the context of theatre, a performance, an act. Other recent publications can be found in The Journal for Artistic Research, Atrium: A Journal of Academic Voices, Helvete: A Journal of Black Metal Theory, and Textshop Experiments. He is the author of Tracing Invisible Lines: An Experiment in Mystoriography (Parlor Press, 2019) and The Psychogeography of Urban Architecture (Brown Walker, 2013). David's sound works have contributed to a range of international events, including the (h)ear XL II: Multimedia Sound Art Exhibition (2014, The Netherlands), the PNEM Sound Art Festival (2015, The Netherlands), Kinokophonography (2012-15, London, UK), The Politics of Ambience (2016, Oxford Brookes University, UK), and the National Gallery of Victoria’s Melbourne Now exhibition. It will show you the blinding skills of the monks, their ability to forge a weapon from a twig or a leaf, and will add to the deep well of kung fu learning, the new sheen of cutting-edge technology.David Prescott-Steed is a sound artist, writer, and Academic Fellow at LCI Melbourne in Australia. Now a new tapestry will transmit the glories of the past once again, a tapestry woven of a million connections between all things.ĥG is now a part of the majestic Shaolin Temple. "Virtue is the path, and I shall walk it though a thousand stop me." With a single sword, a bold warrior can stand against a multitude a single song can conjure up all the ages of the earth. Today's sons and daughters of China bring those same virtues to a wider world, as they roam ever more freely. They were shaped by the virtues of courage and justice. The battlefields of the ancient kung fu masters are a heady vision from which we never really wake. ![]() Huawei is one of the world's leading providers of ICT infrastructure and smart devices, and a leading supplier of 5G technology. As a provider of information services, it is a world leader in 5G, and is opening up our 5G future. China Telecom is one of the world's top corporations, and has been listed in the Fortune Global 500 for many years. Over the last few years, local authorities have made great efforts to raise the profile of the Shaolin scenic area of Songshan, and to manage the park areas more effectively to give visitors a better experience. These Zen moments can be shared, even by those a thousand miles away, in intimate, living detail.Īttending the signing of the 5G agreement between Huawei and Shaolin Temple were Ding Hongxing, vice president, and Wang Junling, director of development, for China National Travel Service (Dengfeng) Songshan Shaolin Cultural Tourism CEO Xiao Zhentao and assistant CEO Zhang Weifeng of China Telecom Zhengzhou Carrier Business Department director Ren Qiang and Telecom Account Department director Wang Xin from Huawei's Henan Representative Office. It sees the leaves that flutter down in the wake of a monk's passing, the fingers that incessantly work the prayer beads, and the tiniest fold in the back his robe, as he steps through a doorway and the skirts flare. It captures the minutest detail of the candlelight, and the ceremonial percussion of the monks. Picture high-tech equipment nestling between the trees, perched high on the hilltops, amongst the roving warriors who gather from every corner of the land. ![]() ![]() These harmonies have turned Shaolin into an enduring symbol, lasting over a millennium and a half and have made it a starting point where the heroic imagination takes flight.īut just think of a 5G Shaolin. ![]() They say Shaolin is the wellspring of kung fu, a place where the hard and the soft are in perfect balance, where martial training is combined with spiritual purity. It is familiar to all from the descriptions in loving detail by every adventure novelist who ever put pen to paper. Shaolin is the home of Zen Buddhism and the greatest seat of kung fu learning. Every Chinese child dreams of being a kung fu master, and in these dreams, Shaolin Temple occupies a position of peculiar importance. He jokes and quips as he runs up vertical walls and smites his enemies. He sits in perfect stillness, and strikes without ever seeming to move. The kung fu master walks the earth with nothing but a sword strapped to his back.
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