Arts Thread

My work "Stability Seeking" consists of 8 containers and objects. Centred around the study of the materiality of carpets, I explored the relationship between carpets, space and human’s traces. I believe that carpets are carriers in an abstract sense, so in my creation, I deconstruct the function of carriers and imagine the transformation of form and material when carpets are made into concrete containers. In terms of material selection, I first collected and dismantled several second-hand carpets, and then used electroforming to wrap the metal layer by layer on the carpet and harden it, showing a unique metal mechanism. These containers bring new life to old carpets, giving them new functionality and value.

Our group’s project “the hush, the code, the sound” responds to themes of justice and misinformation. We are paying attention to the fact that minority groups in contemporary society are working hard to speak out for themselves, and they are fighting for more and more rights for themselves. This is a good phenomenon, but even so, we still cannot imagine the pressure they need to face and the past. injustice suffered. So we tried to collect these voices and go back in history to find their past locations and recreate their plight. Based on the identities of our group members, we broadly focused on queer and feminism. After sorting out a large amount of archival materials and first-hand research, we jointly completed an independent publication that is compact, logical and easy to read through poetry, interviews, reviews, illustrations and other forms suitable for paper media. （please contact me to get the full pdf.)