Professor Cathy Lee Participates in Sustainability Panel at the 13th “From Lausanne to Beijing” International Fiber Art Biennale
Professor Cathy Yeonchoo Lee of the International Design School for Advanced Studies (IDAS), Hongik University, participated as a panelist in the international academic forum of the 13th “From Lausanne to Beijing” International Fiber Art Biennale, held in Beijing on December 7, 2025.
The Biennale opened on December 6 at the Tsinghua University Art Museum under the theme “Interwoven Horizon.” This edition presents 205 works by 220 artists from 53 countries and regions. The exhibition runs through March 1, 2026, across five thematic sections at the Tsinghua University Art Museum, the Beijing Yingjie Museum of Stone Art, and the Today Art Museum.
The accompanying forum, “Interwoven Horizon: Fiber Art’s Response and Construction in the Intelligent Era,” examined artificial intelligence, ecological materials, the revival of craftsmanship, and cultural sustainability. Through cross-disciplinary dialogue, participants considered the theoretical and practical future of contemporary fiber art.
Professor Lee served on the afternoon panel, “The Texture of Sustainability: Natural Fibers and Future Lifestyles.” Fellow panelists included Gao Yang, Yuan Bo, and Wang Jian (China), Anett Papp (Hungary), and Kathrin Von Rechenberg (Germany). The discussion addressed the ecological ethics of cashmere in relation to regional culture and the emergence of a new naturalist lifestyle, tracing a shift from material ethics to design aesthetics.
Professor Chung Kyoung-Yeon, Dean of the Graduate School of Craft Arts at Hongik University, attended the opening ceremony. She also delivered a keynote address, “Reshaping Humanity,” during the morning session. The Biennale reaffirmed fiber art as a critical medium for engaging with the complexities of the future, bringing craft, technology, and sustainability into international dialogue.
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