Baopu·FELT is a nonprofit art space based in Kaili, Guizhou, centered on artist residencies, research, exhibitions, and publishing. It is dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary artistic practices rooted in the folk cultures, intangible heritage, and local ecologies of Southwest China.


抱朴·FELT 是一个位于贵州凯里的非营利艺术空间，以艺术驻留和研究、展览与出版为核心，致力于推动根植中国西南民间文化、非遗技艺、本地生态的跨学科艺术实践。

 
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09/01/2025-11/30/2025

Thematic Season:  The Shape of Language
主题季：语言的形状

Artist/researcher in residence: heeh (Huiqi He & Tianding He), Xurui Xu, Ruosi Huang, Sanhuang Xu
驻地艺术家/研究者：heeh组合（何卉奇 & 贺天丁），徐旭睿，黄若思，许三煌

“The Shape of Language” Thematic Season examines the diverse writing systems and linguistic practices of Southwest China. In this region, language has been preserved not only through script but also through sound and performance. Ancient forms such as Yi, Dai, Shuishu, and Dongba coexist with localized adaptations of Chinese characters and Miao songs—oral traditions that transmit memory and belief through voice.

Practitioners are invited to draw from fieldwork and cultural research, exploring language as text, rhythm, sound, symbol, and material. Through artistic creation and curatorial research, the season reflects on how these traditions may find renewed relevance within contemporary art.

本期驻留以“语言的形状”为主题，聚焦中国西南多民族文化中的文字系统、书写载体与语言实践，邀请创作者基于在地田野与文化研究，展开创作和策展实验。

在文字并非普遍媒介的历史中，西南地区的语言传统以独特形式延续和演化，既包括彝文、傣文、水书、东巴文等古老民族文字，也涵盖拼音文字、汉字系统的本地适用变体，及“苗歌”这类以声音传承记忆与信仰的“说话的文字”。本驻留项目鼓励参与者深入这些语言与书写的地方形态，思考文字作为身份、历史与文化连续性的载体，如何在当代艺术语境中被重新激活。






06/28/2025-08/16/2025

Yelang Writes Back
逆写夜郎


Artists: Yiqing Chen, Shuni Liang, Chongyan Liu, Qile Sun, Funa Ye, Guo Yu, Ran Zhou
参展艺术家：陈益青 梁姝妮 刘重燕 孙其乐 叶甫纳 余果 周然

Curator: Jiawen Li
策展人：李嘉文

Opening：06/28/2025  Sat 
15:30-16:00 Curator guided tour  
17:00-18:00 Artist Talk

开幕式：06/28/2025 周六  
15:30-16:00 策展人导览  
17:00-18:00 开幕对谈

Address: Baopu FELT art space, Building No.11, Kaili, Guizhou, China
地址：抱朴FELT跨界民艺实验室，贵州凯里市老卫校11号楼











04/04/2025-04/05/2025

BAOPU Interdisciplinary Artist Experiment Program
抱朴跨学科艺术家实验计划


NOWHERE: Bangbang Solo Exhibition
无有乡 ·帮帮



Opening开幕式：04/04/2025 周五 6:30pm

Address: Baopu Art Space, Building No.11, Former Medical School, Kaili, Guizhou, China
地址：抱朴艺术空间，贵州凯里市老卫校11号楼

Curator: Yunshan Jiang
策展人：姜蕴珊

Producer: Dan Hong, Ran Zhou
出品人：洪旦 周然

Poster Design: Wei Wei
海报设计：魏微










02/08/2024-25/09/2024

DRAGONS IN MY HEART: A CO-CREATION LAB
见龙在心：龙纹共创实验坊


This workshop is curated by Yubing Guo during her stay at the Baopu Residency. It explores the manifestation, transmission, and evolution of dragon patterns—a unique cultural symbol in the traditional Chinese context—within the cultures of southwestern ethnic minorities, and their contemporaneity. This project presents a comprehensive view through traditional dragon-patterned attire from various eras, academic research, multi-perspective interview videos, and interactive offline workshops.


本期实验坊由策展人国瑜冰在抱朴驻地期间策划。该项目意在探索龙纹这一传统中国语境下的特殊文化符号在西南少数民族文化中的体现、流传、和变化，以及如今启发出的当代性。实验坊以不同年代龙纹的传统服饰展品、学术调研、多视角采访影像、以及线下互动workshop的形式综合呈现。