Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊 OFFERING 1: ahma’s gourd (with Daoism Study Group)

Tramway's current main gallery exhibition •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~• by Rae-Yen Song will host Daoism Study Group (present members Joon Lynn Goh, Josie Pearse, Hannah Yu-Pearson), who will gather with the artist for a tea ritual and shared reflection on the exhibition. The group will draw on Daoist logics, hexagrams, and verses from the Dao De Jing, in listening for what the work stirs.

Tea, snacks, and time for audience responses will be offered.

Daoism Study Group is a monthly online gathering of followers of the Dao (the Way), of which Song is a member. Through shared stories, lived experience and reflection, the group explores how the Way moves through life - in relationships and conflict, work and creativity, health, politics, the natural world, and the wider cosmos.

Access/Audience notes
This event is recommended for adults.

This is a seated, participatory tea ritual and group reflection. Tea and snacks will be provided; audiences are invited (but not required) to share thoughts in a calm, discussion-based environment.

There is no BSL interpretation for these workshops. 

Tramway and its galleries is wheelchair accessible. Read more information about the building on our Access page  

Seating will be a mix of bean bags and benches, please let us know if you require a chair by emailing tramwayexhibitions@gmail.com

During this event, the soundscape which is usually part of the installation will be switched off to facilitate discussion.

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About Daoism
Daoism manifests as a philosophy, religion, spiritual practice and a diverse set of traditions indigenous to China. Daoism’s classic text is the Dao De Jing, written during China’s Warring States period (403-221 BC) - when military handbooks were the most common texts. The Dao De Jing, conversely, nurtured a creative and symbiotic relationship with nature, including principles of self-cultivation, non-coercion and mutual transformation. Over 2000 years later, it still serves as both wisdom and strategy.

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•~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~• is a co-commission by Tramway, FACT Liverpool, FVU, and Advanced Research Centre at the University of Glasgow; and supported by Thinking Culture, a cultural programme from the University of Glasgow’s School of Culture & Creative Arts.
Funders - Creative Scotland, Arts Council England, and The Henry Moore Foundation.

Image: •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~• (Tramway, 2025/26). Installation photo - Keith Hunter