Reborn in silk

An embroidery artist recreates an equine portrait in her classic Chinese-style art, Ning Hui reports for China Daily.

Great art often inspires further creativity, sometimes in a surprising form. For Tim Flach, a London-based animal photographer, the idea that some of his best works would be recreated through the art of Chinese embroidery came as a surprise.

On March 11, when Silk Equus, a one-off double-sided silk embroidery tableau of Flach's most recognizable horseback photograph, was exhibited at London's China Design Center, it stunned every viewer in the room, including Flach, who was seeing the piece for the first time.