The theme exhibition of the 5th Sweet Tea House Youth Art Season "There is a "Spirit" in the Forehead, Our Story with Horses" opens in Lhasa

China News Service, Lhasa, October 2 (Li Lin) On the afternoon of October 1, the theme exhibition of the 5th Sweet Tea House Youth Art Season "There is a "Spirit" in the Forehead, Our Story with Horses" opened at the Hima Hima Living Room in Lhasa, Tibet. The exhibition takes the thousand-year-old symbiotic relationship between humans and horses on the plateau as a clue to bring citizens and tourists a popular science and art exhibition on plateau horse culture that is both academic and ornamental.

The picture shows the audience admiring the exhibits in the exhibition. Photo courtesy of hima hima Zima Living Room

This year's Sweet Tea House Youth Art Season is the third year of the "Highland of the Five Senses" series of art projects, with the theme of "The Way of Seeing." The narrative of the exhibition starts from the origin story of plateau horses, gradually introduces traditional Tibetan horse science, and finally focuses on the folk handicraft "forehead blanket".

This exhibition is curated by young scholar Suolang Wangqing. The exhibition items are provided free of charge by Tsewang Tashi and Geluo. At the opening ceremony, Kelsang Yangla, the chief planner of the Sweet Tea House Youth Art Season, explained the theme, and all team members shared their stories in turn. Afterwards, Suolang Wangqing gave a complete interpretation of the exhibition’s curatorial ideas and the connotation of the exhibits, and launched a special guided tour for the audience, allowing the audience to view the exhibits up close.

Pictured is the exhibition site. Photo courtesy of hima hima Zima Living Room

The exhibition will last until January 31, 2027. The exhibition uses horses as a guide and objects as evidence to lead the audience to experience the endless vitality of plateau civilization through exchanges and mutual learning. (over)