{"id":1845946,"date":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1845946"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:00:00","slug":"a-lush-textile-installation-springs-to-life-in-shanghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1845946","title":{"rendered":"A Lush Textile Installation Springs to Life in Shanghai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/weaving-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"the artist working on a blue and orange botanical installation\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of Design Shanghai, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">A Lush Textile Installation Springs to Life in Shanghai<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-25T08:05:43-05:00\">March 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F03%2Fhu-yuehua-weaving-nature-design-shanghai%2F&amp;title=A%20Lush%20Textile%20Installation%20Springs%20to%20Life%20in%20Shanghai\" aria-label=\"Share\" 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Tightly nested in a wall-like garden, the individual pieces form a dense field of color and texture. Loose threads, raw edges, and tight rows of pleats radiate across the upright piece, merging evidence of the artist\u2019s hand with the natural forms she depicts.<\/p>\n<p>Design Shanghai concluded last week, but you can see more of the projects on display at the annual event on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designshanghai.com\/\">its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hu-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471801\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hu-1.jpeg\" alt=\"the artist standing near a blue and orange botanical installation\" class=\"wp-image-471805\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hu-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-471801\"><img 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