As the final flickers and flares of the Festival fireworks melted into the ancient stones of Edinburgh, the Art of Zhen Shan Ren had already begun the next move on its international tour. It travels from near the prestigious Royal Mile in Edinburgh city centre towards Falmouth and Sidmouth on the Southwest English coast for more shows in October.
The collection of paintings reveal the tradition, practice, and persecution of Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, a peaceful spiritual discipline rooted in the concepts of Truthfulness (Zhen), Compassion (Shan), and Tolerance (Ren).
The paintings employ both Western and Eastern techniques of oil on canvas, and ink and watercolour on silk, and were seen by an average of 200 viewers each day in the July and August exhibitions in Leeds and London.
