A short video about “Of a Piece”, the project that Handshake 302 brought to the Shenzhen Art Museum, June 1-19, 2015.
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local is as local does. or not.
This week I have been thinking about iterations of the “local” in two sites: the 2015 Shenzhen Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture and the Baishizhou Street Museum. In particular, I’m thinking about the possibility of making connections from “here” to “there” when they hinge on the distance between (a) some outside understanding of what the local might be and (b) what might be interesting to actual locals. The possibility of meaningful dialogue is further complicated when “outsiders” and “locals” are organized by global hierarchies, internal class structures, and unquestioned ideas of what might be intellectually and/or aesthetically engaging. Continue reading
stuck.
I have been applying for a grant. The US based foundation asks for a CD-rom of work samples, while it is still illegal in China to send CD-roms overseas (domestic mailing no problem.) Here’s the thing. It is perfectly possible to send mega-files from China anywhere in the world, even without a VPN. It’s also possible for foundations to store information on clouds and have a protocol for deleting extra information after a round of submissions. But instead of a simple information transfer, I’m stuck between two outdated systems for archiving (or not) information. Continue reading
handshake 302 at berkeley!
Happy happy to have been part of the wonderful exhibit, Art+Village+City. Margaret Crawford and Winnie Wong curated the exhibition. Featuring the work of the Art+Village+City Research Studio, SHIMURAbros (as researchers at Studio Olafur Eliasson), Sascha Pohle, Jing Wen, and José Figueroa. The exhibition is on in Berkeley and Shanghai; those in either area, check out the challenges and opportunities that urban(izing) villages in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou present.
Main Exhibition:
Wurster Gallery, Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley
October 13-November 14
Tuesdays-Saturdays 12-6pm
Satellite Venue:
Shanghai West Bund Biennale/Urban Art Space Season
West Bund Cultural Center, Shanghai
October 1-December 31, 2015
thoughts on “of a piece”
My thoughts on “of a piece”. Like Zhang Kaiqin’s thoughts, this essay was originally published in Chinese and was written for our WeChat public forum.
最近在东湖的深圳美术馆举办的名为“温度”艺术展上，“握手302”策展团队受邀创作和展出了一个作品“还没定”。这个作品是以“握手302”一贯的创作策略，用社交的方式请所有愿意参与的朋友共同完成创作，我们用带来的废弃旧衣物，配以东门布料城清货的辅料与饰品，用手工编织缝制出心仪的布艺。这一次我们策展团队唯一给出的限制原则就是，不能碰工作台上还未制成的半成品，但对在墙壁上展示的已制成品，任何人任何时候都可以拿下来再加工。这听起来很像是“自由软件”的“开放源代码”的挪用。但是当有人这么问我们时，我们的回答通常是“不，这个作品不是你想的那样，也不是我想的那样。它还没定呢！” ／For its recent invitational exhibition, ThermoMatter, the Shenzhen Art Museum commissioned Handshake 302 create the freeform quilt Of A Piece. Its fabrication incorporated Handshake 302’s commitment to bringing as many people as possible into the creative proccess. We used discarded clothing, accessories and trimmings from the Dongmen Fabric Market, and simple sewing tools to make individual “patches” for the quilt. The rules of engagement were simple: don’t touch a patch that is on the table, but any other patch, piece of clothing, and accessory could be picked up and used in a new patch, or could be sewn together to create larger sections. In a sense, the project was an exercise in “repurposing open access materials” or “fashion making”. However, when asked what the project was about, we simply answered, “That’s still up for grabs!” Continue reading
zhang kaiqin discusses “of a piece”
作品／Title：还没定／Of A Piece
材制／Materials: 布料、织物、配饰等 ／ Clothe, thread, ribbons, zippers, and lace
艺术家／Artist: 握手302 ／ Handshake 302
志愿者 ／ Volunteers：黄梓欣 王珺 张淼 ／ Huang Zixin, Wang Jun, Zhang Miao
摄影及剪辑／Videographer and editer：王一新 ／ Wang Yixin
创作人员（部分）／ Participants (partial list)：
王也 操天然 林正丰 周怡婷 熊冬晴 刘夏星 方嘉瑜 文慧怡 呈 魏一一 王圣凯 李家 刘雨晴 陈晴如
陈晴琪 蒋明君 杨锐 王露杨 杨君如 王雁 杨传铸
黄东英 彭星悦 陈键濠 卫思思 孙晴 曹仪华 郑快
王子安 王美淇 黄仲有 刘佳 刘赫 胡然元 黄榕
韩心怡 朱乐桐 李籽萱 刘惠娜 李娜娜 胡欣怡 毛紫依
胡心婷 张皓南 尚子珺 韩翠翠 林炎 唐柳 游江
吴浩妍 罗淳仪 刘丽澄 刘馨语 张艺馨 朱少清 高丽
何心 李其木格 罗奕清 张梓斐 张斐然 谢文苇
张楚茵 王文 冯涂唯 涂明睿 文慧怡 吕若寒 ／
Wang Ye, Cao Tianran, Lin Zhengfeng, Zhou Yiting, Xiong Dongqing, Liu Xiaxing, Fang Jiayu, Wen Hui, Yi Cheng, Wei Yiyi, Wang Shengkai, Li Jia, Liu Yuqing, Chen Qingru, Chen Qingqi, Jiang Mingjun,Yang Rui, Wang Luyang, Yang Junru, Wang Yan, Yang Chuanshou, Huang Dongying, Peng Xingyue, Chen Jianhao, Wei Sisi, Sun Qing, Cao Yihua, Zheng Kuai, Wang Zi’an, Wang Meiqi, Huang Zhongyou, Liu Jia, Liu He, Hu Ranyuan, huang Rong, Han Xinyi, Zhu Letong, Li Zixuan, Liu Huina, Li Nana, Hu Xinyi, Mao Ziyi, Hu Xinting, Zhang Haonan, Shang Zijun, Han Cuicui, Lin Yan, Tang Liu, You Jiang, Wu Haoyan, Luo Tingyi, Liu Lideng, Liu Xinyu, Zhang Yixin, Zhu Shaoqing, Gao Li, He Xin, Liqi Muge, Luo Yiqing, Zhang Zifei, Zhang Feiran, Xie Wenwei, Zhang Chuyin, Wang Wen, Feng Tuwei, Tu Mingrui, Wen Huiyi, Lv Ruohan
Thoughts on “of a piece” from Zhang Kaiqin, a founding member of Handshake 302. Continue reading
my white wall compulsions PDF!
We are here, we are here! The hardworking team at Handshake 302 has finished another PDF, this time introducing the project, My White Wall Compulsions. AND it’s bi-lingual. How cool is that?
thermometer: opening impressions
The ThermoMatter (温度) opening was well attended, despite the distances–geographic, class, and interest–that separate the Shenzhen Art Museum from the rest of Shenzhen. There was a general conversation with participating artists after the opening ceremony and there seemed to be a consensus that this show was “local”; all artists had some connection to the city. There were 2nd generation participants, long-term immigrants, and projects that were explicitly about the city itself. In the Chinese 温度 can refer to “temperature” as well as to actual and emotional warmth. All agreed that these meanings were fully on display.
General impressions from the opening:
Snippet from “of a piece”, hands:
handshake 302 at the shenzhen art museum!
3:00 this afternoon at the Shenzhen AT Museum, Handshake 302 presents “Of a Piece”, an interactive project that includes sewing, conversation, and relief from the summer heat. We’re also organizing pamphleteers (see above) to generate an audience for the project in the neighboring park. That’s right, SZAM is located in the East Lake Park/ Reservoir at the very edge of what (in 1982) was the eastern edge of the SEZ.
Please join us at S(ha)ZAM! The museum and its location (East Lake Park/ Resevoir) are “Old Shenzhen” from its 1980s’ incarnation. There’s even a nearby dim sum restaurant that as old as the SEZ just outside the park’s main gate. Below, a video snippet from the Dongmen Fabric emporium:
寻找深圳真相／searching for the real shenzhen
Recently, “Handshake with the Future” curator, Liu He talked with Shenzhen Middle School Teacher Zhong about the current exhibition at Handshake 302. Here’s what she said：
Q: 让学生们参与《与未来握手》的初衷是什么？／ What did you hope to see happen when by having your students participate in “Handshake with the Future”?
A: 我认为城中村是城市发展中一个很特别的存在，希望学生能通过302项目，有一个走入城中村契机，对自己生活的城市有更进一步的了解和加深认识。／ I think that urban villages are a special aspect of urban development. I hoped that by way of this 302 project, students would have an opportunity to go into an urban village, becoming more aware of the city they live in and developing a deeper understanding about it. Continue reading
Shenzhen Noted 