Asia Insight · SEASON 9
Making Art from a Pandemic: Wuhan, China
Episode 25 · 2020-09-25
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Wuhan was the epicenter of the novel coronavirus. Now, it's home to a new art exhibition depicting the fear of infection and gratitude to those who kept the city safe. Behind the exhibition is young Wuhan artist Yang Qian. When lockdown began on January 23, 2020, she laid down her brushes and spent around 4 months delivering supplies to hospitals and care homes as a volunteer. Aware that she could become infected at any moment, she filmed her daily life and posted on social media. Follow the tireless volunteer work of this artist during Wuhan's long lockdown.
28 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. Fighting for Marriage Equality: Taiwan2020-01-10
2. The Twilight of Chinese Coal2020-01-17
3. Leaving It All Behind - Thailand2020-01-24
4. Taiwan's Battle with Fake News2020-01-31
5. Returning from ISIL: Kazakhstan2020-02-14
6. Living Among the Two Koreas2020-02-21
7. A Second Chance in Bangkok's Slums2020-03-06
8. A Mixed Blessing: A World Heritage City in Uzbekistan2020-03-20
9. Japan and the Philippines: Specified Skilled Worker System Year One2020-03-27
10. Beijing's Room of Rage2020-04-10
11. South Korea's Elderly Box Foragers2020-04-24
12. Documenting Home: Myanmar2020-05-08
13. Businesses Struggling with COVID-19 in Shenzhen2020-05-29
14. Coronavirus Crisis: Answering the Call - Thai Monks on the Frontline2020-06-05
15. Sketching a Better Myanmar through Satire2020-06-12
16. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Poverty2020-07-03
17. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Business2020-07-10
18. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Culture2020-07-17
19. North Borneo's Isolated Stateless2020-07-24
20. Protecting the Elderly from COVID-19: South Korea2020-07-31
21. Guangzhou's Apparel Industry Facing COVID-192020-08-07
22. Wuhan: An App to Survive Post-Corona2020-08-21
23. Vietnam: A Mega-Hospital in Lockdown2020-08-28
24. Deliveries Among COVID-19 in South Korea2020-09-04
25. Making Art from a Pandemic: Wuhan, China2020-09-25
26. Dreaming of a Medal: Mongolia2020-10-09
27. Thailand's Struggling Inbound Tourism2020-10-16
28. The "Made in Hong Kong" Dilemma2020-10-30
29. Spreading Kindness: Online Barter in the Philippines2020-11-13
30. Echoes of Musical Tradition: Mongolia2020-11-27
31. The Unsung Heroes Fighting the Coronavirus: Thailand2020-12-18
32. Entrepreneurs of the Massive Housing Complex: Guizhou, China2020-12-25
