International Online Report (Reporter Duan Xuelian): The annual Edinburgh Festival kicks off on July 31 local time in the capital of Scotland, the ancient city of Edinburgh. In the atmosphere of the Scottish referendum and major historical events such as the one-hundred-thirty-year war broke out, the atmosphere of this festival's carnival seems to add a bit of reflection.
The opening ceremony of Edinburgh Art Festival “Where did I finish? Where did you start?†was jointly created by curators from five federal countries including Canada, New Zealand and India. Young artists were invited to use the works to explore the Commonwealth countries. Past and future.
One of the curators, Vidia from India, has focused its attention on how the federal states reach consensus in the context of internationalization. "It is interesting to look at this issue today in globalization. From the concept of the federal state, we tried to discuss whether the Commonwealth organization needed to exist today and whether it could be transformed into a new one with a shared mission in the future. form."
As one of the large-scale exhibitions that the Edinburgh Festival Organizing Committee is committed to building, "Where did I finish, where did you start?" was intended to echo the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
At the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Socha Kerry, head of the Edinburgh Festival, introduced the highlights of the festival to the media. Among the most interesting are the artists’ activities around the Commonwealth Games, the Scottish referendum and the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Various exhibitions and performances planned. “I am very excited about the fact that art has been audible in these major events. As organizers of the festival, we believe that art plays a pivotal role in the process of social development. It helps people make choices in difficult times, inspires thinking and Communicate with each other. In Scotland, which hosted the Commonwealth Games as a major sporting event and faced with a national referendum such an important historical moment, art can play its social role and make this festival very different."
Regarding the influence of works of art on people’s important decisions such as the referendum, Kerry explained that “we don’t feel that the choices that affect the public are the role that art should play. But what our work will achieve is to create a free space for people. Discuss and communicate on democracy and civil rights, inspire people to think about their own national identity and their connection with the outside world."
A month later, four million Scots will make key decisions on staying. Catherine Ritter, an independent Canadian curator, naturally associates himself with the two historic referendums on Quebec. "On Quebec's question of independence, Canada has also faced a referendum. It was a very difficult time. So I can understand the situation of the Scots. Controversy about independence is still the master of social issues."
In addition to the referendum and the status of the Commonwealth, another major topic of concern for artists is the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. On August 4, local time, artists from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland will join forces to turn off the lights for an hour. It was inspired by a well-known statement made by British Foreign Secretary Gray when he declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. "European lights will be extinguished. We will never see them again in our lifetime."
According to Socha Kerry, head of the Edinburgh Festival, the Festival Organizing Committee plans to place outdoor installations created by the famous Indian artist Marani on the external walls of the Scottish National Gallery to commemorate the battlefield in the name of the British Empire. Countless Commonwealth soldiers. “It coincides with the 20th British Commonwealth Games held in Scotland. We feel that this is a good opportunity to remind the audience that not only Britain itself has joined the war. In fact, the colony to which the British Empire belongs is inevitably rolled up. In the war, in many countries such as New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, which are now members of the Commonwealth, countless young people have joined the war and fought for the British Empire, giving up precious lives."
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