Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology USR University Social Responsibility Practice Plan—Cultural Creation and Communication—Fucheng vs. Yuejin Team, had launched a special exhibition for the creative paper-cut works of its interesting courses in the Puji temple, which was famous for its Lantern Festival. This time the team was invited by Chi Mei Hospital to hold an exhibition in the Amazing Grace Ward of Chi Mei Hospital in Yongkang District. The exhibition will be held until April 30th. The ages of these authors span more than 8 decades, ranging from a 5-year-old innocent little girl to a 91-year-old grandmother with a lot of experience. All the amateur works touch people's hearts.
【The poster of “Love at the First Cut" creative works in the temple courtyard show】
Ying-Jin Lu, a senior caretaker in charge of the Amazing Grace Gallery, deeply felt the healing charm of paper-cutting. In particular, she invited the team from the Department of Engineering and Management, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, directed by Prof. Bi-Ching Tseng, to arrange the "Love at the First Cut" paper-cutting sharing session on March 26, in which the paper-cutting expert Mei-Ling Shei demonstrated her teaching, attracting nearly 20 participants from patients’ families, caregivers, medical teams, and volunteers. Although most patients were too weak to attend the paper-cutting sharing, the enthusiastic participation of family members, caregivers, and medical staff made participants feel the charm and joy of paper-cutting in just 2 hours. The seeds of joy should be buried in the heartlands of these medical staff and will soon spread the joy of paper-cutting art to more patients.
【Volunteers were enthusiastic and fully enjoyed the fun of paper-cutting.】
As the organizer Ying-Jin Lu said, the arrangement of the paper-cutting activity is to provide a time for the patient and the caregiver to breathe, allowing the patient to temporarily forget the pain and giving the family and caregivers opportunities to ease the tension of caring. To the medical team and the workers, it was also a very good stress-relieving course. Prof. Tseng brought a great paper-cutting team to heal everyone's body and mind through the process of manual paper-cutting.
【Amazing Grace Gallery on the 8th floor of the Second Medical Building in Chi Mei Hospital is now having its "Love at the First Cut" creative exhibition of the paper-cutting works.】
Prof. Bi-Ching Tseng of the Department of Industrial Management Information, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, said that the original intention of "Love at the First Cut" is to find in the temple a simple activity that everyone can participate, thereby gathering neighbors and regaining the former community cohesion. Unexpectedly, the fascinating paper-cutting creation brought a amazing sense of precipitation and reflection. It was also never expected that this event was followed by the Chi Mei Hospital and an exhibition. The team members of the "Love at the First Cut" team can share such meanings in their own affectionate works; they were very happy and have deeper diffusion of social responsibility on the part of the university
【The paper-cutting works of the Chi Mei medical team are amazing.】
Zhong-Ching Chiu, Dean of Chi Mei Hospital, said that seeing the emotions arising from people's hearts in the temple, he hoped the works could also be brought to the hospital. Through the works, the positive power of the patients can also make the hospital colleagues feel the truest and most simple links between them. The exhibition Chi Mei Hospital was specially launched on the 8th floor of the Second Medical Building in Chi Mei Hospital, mainly in hopes to present the beauty of life memory through hand-made art to comfort people and bring love and hope to the patients and their families in the tranquility ward. He hoped to inspire patients, family members, and medical staff through unique artistic creation to reach the goal of the establishment of the Amazing Grace Gallery.
【The paper-cutting works of the Chi Mei medical team are amazing.】
【Southern University of Science and Technology USR University Social Responsibility Practice Plan "Love at the First Cut" team, paper-cutting teacher Mei-Ling Shei, (second from right) and organizer Ying-jJn Lu of Amazing Grace Gallery (first right)】
【The medical staff and volunteers participated in the paper-cutting sharing session with enthusiasm and enthusiasm.】
【With their enthusiastic participation, members of the medical team felt the charm and joy of paper-cutting in just 2 hours.】