More Than A Village

Nov 11, 2024
About

Born in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, Cina moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina at the age of twelve. Her artistic practice is deeply informed by these two distinct cultural landscapes. Now a senior at Boston College, she is pursuing a double major in Transformative Education Studies and Studio Art, with a minor in Film Studies. Her academic journey has been complemented by her involvement with the McMullen Museum and the Art, Art History & Film department, where she has refined her technical abilities and conceptual focus.


This exhibition features works created through an Advanced Study Grant (ASG), which supported Cina’s woodblock printing apprenticeship in Guilin, where her grandparents live. Under the guidance of Hu Bo, a sixth-generation woodblock artist, Cina immersed herself in this traditional Chinese art form, classified as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. The apprenticeship allowed her to not only master the technical aspects of woodblock printing but also to engage with the medium as a means of exploring her personal and cultural identity.