Asian Art Museum

The background image was taken at a restaurant on Hainan Island, a side trip I took when visiting family in Shanghai. It captured a moment in time: a good dinner with my cousin and our chat over how the brightly the future shone (still shines) for both of us. We had discussed how difficult it was to integrate contemporary societal expectations with  family traditions. I feel that this is analogous to the greater meaning behind the programs of MATCHA. And in line with symbolic images, I chose graphics that I felt embodied and quickly conveyed the focus of some of the the planned events for 2009-2010, such as Kampai! Sake+Tea, Way of the Sword, etc.