Schildering met een voorstelling van de kade van Xinshi, provincie Sichuan aan de rivier de Jinshajiang 1983

Zhou Jun captured the Xinshi Dock in Sichuan province with ink on paper. The imagery, simple in its rendering, speaks volumes about the cycles of labor, life, and the enduring connection between humanity and nature. See the water vessels, symbols of transition and commerce, recurring motifs in diverse cultures from ancient Egyptian barques navigating the Nile to Viking longboats crossing vast oceans. These vessels are more than mere transport; they are vessels of the soul, carrying hopes, dreams, and memories across time and space. Consider the act of loading goods, a timeless gesture of exchange, reminiscent of ancient marketplaces and echoing in today's global trade networks. These symbols, ingrained in our collective consciousness, tap into primal understandings of survival, exchange, and the cyclical nature of existence. Such images remind us that while civilizations rise and fall, certain gestures and motifs endure, resonating across centuries. They are a testament to the unbroken chain of human experience.