Practical Fridays was a workshop series, founded and coordinated by artist Philip Matesic from 2013 until 2019. The series expanded practically on Theory Tuesdays, a nonacademic platform for theoretical discussion. Instead of discussing a theoretical text, participants had a hands-on, collective experience of learning something practical from a non-professional. Each workshop was run by a different person at various locations in Zurich, Switzerland.

Friday 12th December 2014, 8:00pm

“Mandarin 101 – Tiān Rén Hé Yī” with Pei

During this Practical Fridays workshop, Pei introduced Mandarin characters and pronunciation. During the workshop, participants began with one of the simplest Mandarin characters – 人 Rén (human, person). The goal was to familiarize the group with basic components of the Mandarin characters; from the strokes, to the units and finally, the assembly.

Location: Corner College (Kochstrasse 1, 8004 Zürich)

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