Common Groundwork is an exchange between Guyu Action artists based in Xi’an, including other national Chinese artists and Bbeyond in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The purpose of the exchange is to highlight the Common Groundwork existing between artists from different cultures with the potential to open future dialogues and exchanges. 

This common poetic and philosophic groundwork extends from ancient Taoists and Druidic philosophy, where knowledge and wisdom seem to transcend space and time, being and becoming more pertinent for today’s contemporary society. This common thread of ancient knowledge merges; wisdom with love and respect for all things, with creativity, reflects a model for living and making art, and is even more important in today’s world, addressing the role of art and artists in society. Performance artists cognisant of living a lived philosophy have the potential to become catalysts for change, something that begins with ourselves. A saying attributed to Gandhi; ‘Be the change you want to see in the world.’ is conducive for noble spirits and a good place to start.

Participating Artists:

Chen Oiuge

Li Mengyan

Xiang Xishi

Su Baiwai

Wang Pan

Mirror Huang

Pan Chennong

Lyu Desheng

Sandra Johnston

Sinéad O’Donnell

Wioletta Rataczak

Rebecca Strain

Rainer Pagel

Schedule of Events

Opening reception & Solo Performances _____ Wednesday 1 May, 6pm - 10pm ________ 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast

Solo Performance _______________________ Thursday 2 May, 6pm - 10pm ________ Redeemer Central, 101 Donegall Street, Belfast

Solo Performance _______________________ Saturday 4 May, 6pm - 10pm ________ Redeemer Central, 101 Donegall Street, Belfast

Talks/ Presentations ________________________ Wednesday 8 May, 1pm - 2.30pm ___Conor Lecture Theatre, Ulster University, York Street, Belfast

Group Performance with BBDB, Derry_________ Friday 10 May, 1pm - 2pm __________ Guildhall Square, Derry

Group Performance _________________________ Saturday 11 May, 12pm - 2pm _________ Queens Quay, Belfast (Across the bridge from the Big Fish)

推出：共同基础

即时发布 2024年4月4日

中国与北爱尔兰国际交流项目

共同基础”是中国西安谷雨行动艺术家、其他中国艺术家和北爱尔兰贝 尔法斯特Bbeyond艺术家们之间的艺术交流项目。

共同基础”项目得到了英国文化协会文化基金的支持，其基金致力于促 进文化交流。同时，也得到了北爱尔兰艺术委员会、文化爱尔兰的支持， 以促进爱尔兰艺术国际化推广。本项目与西安相西石当代艺术中心、谷雨 行动的艺术家团体、和阿尔斯特大学合作进行。

“共同基础”交流的目的是强调来自不同文化的艺术家之间存在的共同点， 并由此开启未来的对话和交流。

共同基础”源自古代道家和德鲁伊哲学富有诗意和哲思的传统，其具有 实践智慧的知识，似乎超越了时空的限制，它突出了存在这个概念，变得 更加适合当今社会。古老智慧的思想之线交汇相融，它崇尚对万物抱有爱 与尊重，崇尚创造力，映照了一种生活和艺术创作的形式，这对当今世界 具有更加重要的意义，体现了艺术和艺术家在社会中的作用。身体力行将 哲学付诸实践与生活，抱有这一认知的行为艺术家们，有潜力成为这场变 革的催化剂，而这一切从每个个体开始。甘地的一句名言“成为你想在世 界看到的改变”，不仅有益于高尚的精神，也是一个很好的起点。

本期参与艺术家：陈秋歌、李孟媛（小牧）、相西石、苏佰威、王盼、黄 镜璇、潘晨农、吕德生、Sandra Johnston、Sinead O’Donnell、 Wioletta Ratajczak、Rebecca Strain、Rainer Pagel。 8 位Bbeyond 艺术家将于秋季从爱尔兰北部和南部前往中国

关于英国文化协会 英国文化协会是英国的国际组织， 致力于文化交流和教育机会。 我们通过促进英国与世界各国人民之间的联系、 相互理解和信任，来支持和促进和平与繁荣。 我们通过艺术文化、教育和英语语言等领域的工作 来实现这一目标。 我们与全球200多个国家和地区的人们合作， 并在超过100个国家设有实地办公室。 在2022-2023 年度，我们影响了6亿人次。 www.britishcouncil.org

5 月1日至5月11日活动安排

网站- www.bbeyond.live

Bbeyond 是一个位于贝尔法斯特的行为艺术组织，拥有 38 名成员，致力 于促进北爱尔兰及更远地区的表演艺术和艺术家实践。我们的目标是提高 人们对现场/表演艺术的认识，将其视为我们内部和周围世界不可或缺的 一部分，激发反思并丰富生活体验。

如需完整的表演者名单、活动安排和注册信息，请访问： www.bbeyond.live 有关艺术家和节目的更多信息，请联系 bbeyond@europe.com

Pan Chennong was born in Wuhan 1990. Graduated 2018 from Hubei Institute of Fine Art. My art practice was start from drawing painting and poem writing. Now I'm also play Shakuhachi as well. When I'm trying to touch art in whatever way, drawing writing or music playing, I'm always tend to focuses on process and action in moments. For me all kind of art work pieces are nothing more than trail of performance. And performance art also about love, it's a peaceful way to listen, to read, to watch and to feel each others, and also a peaceful way to be present who really I am for each others there.

Xiang Xishi is the curator of "GUYU AC- TION International Performance Art Fes- tival", since 2007, now in its 18 year, he is also main curator of the "Xi'an Biennale", since 2008, now in its year. He engaged in painting and per- formance art creation and is committed to promoting and developing modern and contemporary art in the Xi'an. Xiang graduated from Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, 1991.

Lyu Desheng, born in 1990, he is an artist and a cu- rator. He created CEMENT PARK Art Project since 2017. He serves as Artistic Director of the YELL SPACE since 2023, works and lives in Shanghai, China. He mainly working on performance art, in recent years, he has organized almost 100 performance art events. 

To be an artist, he always focuses on specific environ- ments. For him the specific environment somehow at same time is common environment too. He usually uses ordinary objects in a specific environment, in that condition the body feels and acts spontaneously, and his performance art are improvisational.

Li Mengyuan / Artist, curator 

1971 Born in Xi'an, China. 1992 graduated from Xi'an Fine Art Academy. She studied at Peking University from 2004 to 2007 and obtained a master's degree. 2010 Taught at Xi'an Eurasia University. Since 2001, She began working in performance art creation and practice, and has been engaged in performance art, painting, and video art creation for a long time. Now Lives and works in Xi'an.

Sandra Johnston's artworks explore performance art improvisation as a form of porous interaction with the actuality of environments, open to variation, adjust- ment and affective responses. The physical somatic aspects of the work develop from an ethos of attrition consciously attempting to use a minimum of available resources, intersecting with a desire to leave no trace on surroundings. This approach of 'provisionality' in- sists upon a speculative relationship to the emergence of narratives and meanings being formed directly, and conjointly, between artist and audience.

Chen Qiuge is a young artist, graduated from Tianjin University of Technology in 2015, and had engaged in many performances art events and upholds her painting practice. She now works and lives in Xi'an.

Sinéad O'Donnell's work explores identity, borders and barriers through encounters with territory and the territorial. She sets up actions or situations that demonstrate complexities, contradictions or commonality between medium and discipline, timing and spontaneity, intuition and methodology, artist and audience. She uses photography, video, text and collage to record her performances. 

O'Donnell often uses her body to investigate both her own and cultural boundaries, particularly in relation to the restrictions placed on women. Despite deliber- ately avoiding the sensationalisation of the body, her works often promote strong reactions and emotions. 

Su Baiwei, Born 1990 in Guangxi, China. Now Lives and works in Xi'an. 

Su Baiwei, graduated from Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts in 2013. He started performance art creation in 2012 and joined Xiang XiShi Center For Contemporary Art (X-CFCA) in 2014. Afterwards, participated in organizing contem- porary art activities in Xi'an until now.

Rebecca Strain is an Irish artist based in Inishowen, who makes weekly public performances with BBDB performance art collective on Society Street, Derry~Londonderry. These regular improvised performances not only function as Action Research but provide a platform to instigate change in the regular pattern of city life. Rebecca has been mentored by Hilla Steinert as part of Bbeyond's New Commission programme and wishes to acknowledge the following; Research Damaso Reyes, Sound - Hori Izhaki, Costume - Louise Harkin, Kathleen Spokes, Props Martha McCulloch and Sean McCann, Photo Martha McCulloch.

Wang Pan 
Wang, 'The bridge' 2014 Shenzhen

Wioletta Ratajczak practice focuses on creating small scale performative devices called 'moment catchers', inspired by paradoxical everyday phenomena. She has designed sculptural costumes influenced by childhood experiences which she then uses in her performative interactions. she invented and constructed, among other things, a 'Braille-sound translator' musical instrument and the wearable '54321 Anxiety Method' device affect- ing the five senses.

Mirror is a performing artist who is devoted to creating contemporary performance and exploring ways to apply hypnotic skills to it. She integrates in her perfor- mance elements such as physical movements, installa- tions, multimedia materials, and hypnosis. She tried to rebuild a dream-world for the audience as to how dreams were structured, and by using hypnotic suggestions she guided the audiences to go deep and explore their sub- conscious world.

Rainer Pagel approach engages "social sculpture" and he became a co-founder and the first chairperson of Bbeyond, in 2000. His art comments on and berates be- lief systems, societal events, political developments, absurd ideas and conventions of communication and human interaction. He is interested in how the world in which we live changes while we're not looking, and how we then misinterpret what we have not seen but assume we know intimately and accept as unassailable truth.