Canali | Under The Surface - Lihuai Qian: The Interview

From Canali · October 24, 2026 · 90 views

Lihuai Qian, in his own words. His practice begins with listening: a gentle tap against a cane, a faint metallic ring revealing a mature stem. The bamboo is then split, scraped, bevelled, dyed and dried, until each strand finds its precise width and suppleness. Knowledge passed through generations becomes an intuitive understanding of the material. The dialogue with Canali begins here, with heritage and with the care that keeps it alive. In both, inherited knowledge lives through the hands and s...