Suzhou, a city of distant grace. The installation Needle Lyric reinterprets traditional embroidery craft through contemporary techniques, weaving a novel vision of embroidery within every stitch and thread. Brilliant light filters through the soft texture of silk gauze—much like how modern “life” weaves itself into the tapestry of traditional Suzhou: it does not erase old impressions, but wraps them in tender care, leaving every visitor immersed in a warmth as gentle as a spring breeze.

The inspiration for Needle Lyric stems from Su embroidery master Liang Xuefang. As she recounts, her mother often told her in childhood that the people of Suzhou have long called embroidery “doing chores”. Thus, to take up a needle and thread is to return to the very essence of life: each stitch, each thread’s weave and unweave, becomes a quiet verse. The idea of Needle Lyric is that touch of childhood warmth that lingers indelibly, bearing the quiet resonance of days gone by.