Paper-cutting brings creativity to architecture-Expo Poland Pavilion
Friends who have visited the Shanghai World Expo in advance must be deeply impressed by the Polish Pavilion. Since the handicraft of paper-cutting has a long history in our country, ordinary Chinese people have very deep feelings for paper-cutting. When the Chinese people who visited the World Expo suddenly saw the Polish Pavilion, they all expressed that they liked the appearance of the Polish Pavilion and felt very friendly. This is mainly because the design inspiration of the Polish Pavilions appearance came from paper-cutting, and paper-cutting is the most popular in Poland. It also has a long cultural heritage. This time, the hollow paper-cut appearance is adopted. Firstly, it highlights the paper-cut culture of the Netherlands, and secondly, it shows the traditional and deep friendship between the Polish people and the Chinese people!
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The overall shape of the Polish Pavilion is in the shape of twin towers, and the exterior is composed of intertwined paper-cut patterns. Under the theme of "Man creates the city", it focuses on the integration of urban multiculturalism and the mutual influence between the city and the countryside, conveying the message that people create the city. At the entrance of the Polish Pavilion, we saw written in Chinese: The Polish people welcome you with a smile. You can also see in the hollowed-out part outside the exhibition hall that the paper-cutting is like cutting out smiling faces. The Polish pavilion has multiple surfaces. On the one hand, it is folded into a cardboard cutout, and on the other hand, it forms an interesting combination of graphics. It is creatively divided into different parts to become different functional areas such as exhibitions, concerts, and catering. The Polish Pavilion indeed reflects the similarities between Chinese and Polish cultures, and the most prominent one is the paper-cut shape. Poland also has stories and legends about dragons, as well as dragon dance performances, so it is understood that dragon dance performances from China and Poland will be performed every morning at the entrance of the Polish Pavilion. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth, so Chopin’s works will also become an indispensable element of the Polish Pavilion.
(Picture source: cnsphoto)
(Picture source: cnsphoto)
