JOURNAL
Stories, research and observations on living heritage, cultural memory and contemporary practice.
ABOUT THE JOURNAL
Living heritage is never entirely still. It continues through people, places, practices and the ways cultural knowledge is remembered, interpreted and carried forward.
The Guanyi Journal is a space for following these continuing stories — through cultural research, observation and writing that looks closely at the relationships between heritage and contemporary life.
Some entries may begin with a particular tradition or place; others may emerge from projects, materials, encounters or questions along the way. Together, they form an evolving record of what Guanyi is learning, exploring and paying attention to.
FEATURED STORY
Story · Agarwood Culture
A story of fragrance, place and cultural memory — tracing the connections between incense, Dongguan agarwood and the historical relationship between fragrant wood and Hong Kong.
From the traditions of Dongguan agarwood to the journeys and memories carried with fragrance, the story explores how a material can become connected with place, culture and identity.
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JOURNAL ENTRIES
The Journal will grow over time through writing shaped by Guanyi’s research, projects and encounters with living heritage.
More entries will appear as the Journal grows.
THEMES WE FOLLOW
The Journal follows recurring questions across Guanyi’s work — how traditions continue, how places hold memory and how cultural knowledge finds new forms in contemporary life.
Looking at traditions as living practices — shaped by people, knowledge and the ways they continue to be understood and carried forward.
Exploring how places, histories and memories become connected with cultural traditions and the ways people understand them.
Following the relationships between materials, craft, objects, creative work and the contemporary forms through which cultural knowledge continues to be expressed.
LOOKING FORWARD
The Guanyi Journal will continue to grow alongside our research, projects and encounters with living heritage.
Some stories may begin with a place, a material or a tradition; others may emerge through conversations, creative work or questions that unfold over time.
Together, these entries will form a continuing record of how cultural knowledge is encountered, understood and carried forward through Guanyi’s work.
