The Blueness in Zhuang
Animation by Qianwen Yu 动画：于千雯
Music by Bryan Away 音乐：Bryan Away
Music by Bryan Away 音乐：Bryan Away
'The Blueness in Zhuang' was created to celebrate Asian-American Pacific Islander Month with Fiverr. It is a stop motion animation using indigo dyes on cloth about the cultural heritage of the Zhuang people in my hometown of Guangxi.
这个作品是和Fiverr网站庆祝亚太裔月(AAPI month) 制作的。是一个关于我家乡广西的壮族文化习俗的蓝染定格动画。
The Zhuang are an ethnic minority in China. My hometown Guangxi is the place where most Zhuang live. The Zhuang used indigo dye for clothing and worshiped frogs and prayed to them for rain. In the stop-motion animation, the objects drawn are part of the Zhuang’s distinct culture and history.
壮族是中国少数民族之一，我的家乡广西壮族自治区是壮族人民居住最多的地方。壮人用蓝染的方式染制他们的衣服，奉蛤馍为神明以祈祷更多的降雨。在这个定格动画里通过蓝染的方式，将壮人重要的文化习俗串联在了一起。
The animation contains the following four visual elements:
动画里包含了以下四个视觉元素：
这个作品是和Fiverr网站庆祝亚太裔月(AAPI month) 制作的。是一个关于我家乡广西的壮族文化习俗的蓝染定格动画。
The Zhuang are an ethnic minority in China. My hometown Guangxi is the place where most Zhuang live. The Zhuang used indigo dye for clothing and worshiped frogs and prayed to them for rain. In the stop-motion animation, the objects drawn are part of the Zhuang’s distinct culture and history.
壮族是中国少数民族之一，我的家乡广西壮族自治区是壮族人民居住最多的地方。壮人用蓝染的方式染制他们的衣服，奉蛤馍为神明以祈祷更多的降雨。在这个定格动画里通过蓝染的方式，将壮人重要的文化习俗串联在了一起。
The animation contains the following four visual elements:
动画里包含了以下四个视觉元素：
The music in the animation uses samples of traditional Chinese percussion instruments and stringed instruments. Special thanks to Bryan Away for the amazing sound design!
动画里的音乐使用了中国传统敲击乐器、弦乐器的样本。感谢音乐家Bryan Away为动画丰富了听觉感受！
I am very grateful to Fiverr for providing this opportunity to present to everyone the culture of my hometown！
总而言之，很感谢Fiverr提供了这样的一次机会向所有人展示自己家乡的文化！
总而言之，很感谢Fiverr提供了这样的一次机会向所有人展示自己家乡的文化！
BLUE FRAMES
蓝染帧
蓝染帧
PROCESS
过程
过程
BEHIND THE SCENES
幕后
幕后
RESEARCHED PICTURES FOUND ONLINE
网上调研照片
网上调研照片
