Lu Xu

MA Illustration
Camberwell College of Arts

The work is about a ceremony, the so-called ‘rice blessing’. In Chinese culture, food, which is often represented by rice, is thought to be one of the most important things in people’s lives. As one of the spring festival traditions, the rice blessing ceremony is held in some areas. One person, usually someone who enjoys a high reputation among the people, throws the rice as high as possible, while others kneel down and try with hats or hands to collect the rice. Then they keep the blessed rice in their rice vats, so they do not need to worry about their livelihoods in the following year.