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Breathing is a term, which holds deep spiritual significance in the creative vocabulary of the Chinese artist Yafeng
Duan. Introduced to the tradition of ink-wash painting by her father at an early age, Duan developed her artistic instinct through a close observation of nature — by tracing the enigmatic Qi, a vital force that links all living beings together. In classical Chinese philosophy, Qi (breath) is a fundamental category similar to energy in Western philosophical teachings. The captivating patterns of Duan’s abstract landscapes are ethereal footprints of Qi, observed and captured on …