I studied at Falmouth Art School at University of Westminster.
My photography work is centered around the representation of the macabre. I have been in Asia for ten years, living in Thailand and Japan but predominantly China. I got involved because I have been friends with the people running the Art Factory for a number of years and they asked me to be the liaison to the western world, as well as bring my photography ability to the projects we work on and also to provide a different perspective to running the place.ĬR: Tell us a bit about yourself and your background. TD: I am the Artistic director and I help run the residency alongside Eve, the residency manager. View from the Art Factory of Dali Old Town and Cangshan MountainsĬR: What is your role in the residency? How did you get involved? In the building where the artists are staying, there are workshops, a haberdashery, and a leather working studio. TD: The Art Factory is a space rented to 40 art-related businesses and the Photography Museum. The idea came about last year when the opportunity arose to have a custom residency building built.ĬR: Can you tell us about The Dali Art Factory, it is a kind of creative district which includes the Dali Photography Museum as well. Toby de Silva: The first residency period was February 2017 for three months. Curator, writer, and contributing researcher Rebecca Catching had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Toby de Silva, from the Dali Art Factory in Dali, Yunnan Province.Ĭhina Residencies: How and when did the residency start?
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