Photo curtesy BeijingONE made by 冀卫 Jivil.
Photo curtesy BeijingONE made by 冀卫 Jivil.
LOOK AT MY BAG! / ART INSTALLATION
2014
艺术家 \ Artists: 马吃辣 & 思凡诺 \ Marcella Campa & Stefano Avesani 展期 \ Date：9.1—9.7 —9.8—9.9—9.13—9.14 时间\ Time：11：00-19：00 地址: 北京市东城区五道营胡同64号、国子监40号院、方家胡同46号院 Address: 64 Wudaoying Hutong, 40 Guozijian Street, 46 Fangjia Hutong, Dongcheng, Beijing “LOOK AT MY BAG!” is an interactive project designed for BeijingONE Arts Festival 2014, where people will be invited to take an image depicting some typical element related to old Beijing's architecture and walk along the hutongs carrying it on. The selected images refer to some architectural and decorative element of the city and can represent the map of a neighbourhood, the plan of a single house, some decorative detail taken from a wall or an old piece of furniture. The style of these drawings is very technical: black wireframe lines on white background. The pictures have been zoomed in or out their original scale, printed on rigid board and thus transformed into accessories to wear with the help of some bands, stripes and handles, as they were pieces of fashion. Exhibition visitors will be invited to take some of these “architectural accessories”, wear it and go around for a while, to show and to be shown along the alleyways nearby. People can carry some of them on their shoulders and get ready for an urban backpacking, or just keep them in their hand like the newest desired purse to bring and show around. Some info points with all necessary information about the installation will be organized in two or three locations around Guozijian. These points will work as an exchange station where visitors can take one piece and return it after a while. Between collecting and returning each visitor will be actively responsible of his picture of Beijing cultural history. He has to physically carry on a piece of Beijing, taking care that it won’t be damaged. He can answer questions that others will ask him on the way, or simple walk ahead showing people that Beijing culture is moving on. Thanks the interaction with BeijingONE visitors, for a time of two weeks the wearable images of “LOOK AT MY BAG!” will create a moving and ever changing street exhibition. The project plays with the fact that under the guise of revitalization these neighborhoods have been often overturned, used and thrown away like a dress to change, while what is needed is greater commitment of everyone in understanding and showing them as the best parts of our city. “LOOK AT MY BAG!”（ 看看我的包！）是一个互动装置，人们将被邀请携带着一些与老北京生活方式相关的典型元素的图像穿行于胡同间。 所选择的图像主要涉及一些城市里的建筑和装饰元素，借此可以再现社区的地图，独户住家的平面图，一些装饰细节透过摄影的方式取自墙面或旧的家具。这些图纸的风格是非常技术性的：在白色背景上的黑色线框线。 这些照片将按原比例缩放印制在硬板上，借助一些带条和手柄，将其转化一些可穿戴的配件和饰品，就好像是时尚单品一样。参观者们将被邀请佩戴其中的一些“建筑饰品”，到周围转一转，在附件沿图的胡同街巷中展示和被展示。人们可以将它们背上肩膀做一个随时准备出发的城市背包客，也可以像是展示一个新购入的手袋那样随意的拿在手上。 一些询问点和关于装置作品的所有信息将会被安置在国子监区域的两到三个位置。这些询问点将作为一个交换站，游客可以在这里选取一件作品，一段时间后返回。在取走和退还作品之间的这段时间内，每位游客需要积极负责这些与北京的历史文化有关的图片。他们必须随身携带他们，小心照顾它们以防被损坏。携带者可以回答路遇的其他人问他\她的问题，或者只是单纯的步行向人们展示行动中的北京文化。