02/04/2026Love never fails – Meet the artist Li Yungfeng

The exhibition project created by Li Yungfeng for the Chianti Sculpture Park stems from the meeting of an ancient cultural tradition and a contemporary reflection on the female figure, the relationship with nature, and memory between generations.

At the centre of the artist’s research is the Dongba script (东巴文), the ancient pictographic system of the Naxi people from Yunnan province, China. Still used today, and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Dongba script preserves in its origin the meaning of traces: signs left by wood and stone, imprints that evoke a direct relationship between culture, landscape, and nature. In Naxi tradition, moreover, the matriarchal and matrilineal social structure assigns women a central role in the transmission of memory, knowledge, and the bond with the land.

Starting from this cultural heritage, Li Yungfeng builds a contemporary visual language made of symbols, signs, and narratives that intertwine cultural heritage, nature, and femininity. This integrates perfectly with the cultural and anthropological landscape of Chianti.