BEHIND THE WALLS – BEIJING CHINA 2015
ART INSTALLATIONS IN PRIVATE HOMES IN SHAYOUKOU VILLAGE BEIJING CHINA.
The Chinese traditional architecture in villages and earlier larger hutong areas,
for example in Beijing, consists of a residential complex with several buildings.
It may in Basics be comparable to the Danish quadrangular courtyard.
But in China it most often is protected and surrounded by high walls, interrupted only
decorative but often closed gates and parties.
So with language as a barrier, but also the high-dismissive walls,
I was limited to collecting information about the three categories of room I had sat down to investigate.
The entrance area, the courtyard and third the living room –
in that way investigating private homes in the city Shayoukou outside
Beijing as a study of the private space, the semi-private space and the urban space in interaction with this.
Usually the objects I include in my installation art are based on knowledge of the specific room
they are supposed to be exhibited in and interact with. I did not before installating my Art know
who of Shayoukous residents would invite me inside, where their homes were in the city, as well
as what they contained
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FUNDED BY:
THE DANISH ART COUNCIL- PRODUCTIONFOUNDATION
THE DANISH ART COUNCIL – ART FOUNDATION
THE DANISH CENTRAL BANK ANNIVERSARY FOUNDATION OF 1968
GROSSERER J.L. FOGHTS FOUNDATION
The space of 5 houses investigated – The entrance area, the courtyard and third the living room
IN THE FOLLOWING – HOUSE 3B
IN THE FOLLOWING – HOUSE ONE
IN THE FOLLOWING – HOUSE TWO
IN THE FOLLOWING – HOUSE 3A
IN THE FOLLOWING – HOUSE 4
INSTANT INSTALLATIONS
Installing in the first home, curious nabours entered and invited for their homes also.
That was how I ended up installing in 5 homes.
I was grateful and happy to be invited in for the first time. I did instant installations in their
private homes and then Seungjae Lee and I took photos while Ma Xin spoke with the families.
WITH
SEUNGJAE LEE AS COLLABORATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER
MA XIN AS THE ONE MAKING CONTACTS TO THE FAMILIES