Installation
Video
Exhibition
Make yourself a bed
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out of Finnishpine
Exhibition: Eleven Types of Beds
Curator: Peng Xueying
Exhibition Duration：2024/06/02 - 12/02
Location: Hong Art Museum, 5th Floor, The Westin Hotel, 1067 Jinxiu Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province
We’ve always been “doing things for others” while neglecting our own lives. Take Ah Zhuang, for example: he wanted to build a bed for his son, but because he was so busy with various matters, he put it off for over a year. This time, he finally took the opportunity presented by the exhibition to finish it. For us, this exhibition is also a valuable chance to re-examine our own lives. We’ve printed out the bed’s blueprints, and visitors are welcome to take them home if they’re interested.
John’s son’s bed had broken, and he’d been propping it up with a stool and books for over a year. Ah Zhuang had always said he’d make him a new bed, but he was constantly interrupted by other tasks. Taking advantage of this exhibition, he built his son a spring bed. The larger bed was taken home for use, while a smaller, modular version was placed at the exhibition venue.
David has recently been making furniture for his new home. Taking advantage of this exhibition, he built a bunk bed for his two daughters; once the exhibition ends in six months and he moves it home, it will be ready for them to use. We transported the bed to the venue. Stripped of its original functional purpose, the bed is divided into two parts: the upper section creates a space for visitors to walk through, while the lower section houses a video installation.
Yinan’s rental apartment is so small that there’s no room for a nightstand. At night, after turning off the lights, she instinctively places her phone by her bed, but she often finds herself unable to resist checking it in the dark. So she made a “bed” for her phone, placing it just out of arm’s reach. It’s more of a concept: “A piece of wood cut into an L-shape can serve as a bed for anything.”
Ju Shuo is a jewelry designer who works with all kinds of beads on a daily basis. After her mother came to Guangzhou this year, she had to sleep on the sofa every night, with her assortment of beads stored underneath. This “bed” for the beads provided both a display and storage space for the pieces she was conceptualizing.
She said that after the exhibition ends, she can sew the fabric scraps together to make a bag.
Jiahui created a “not-so-clean bed” for his rented apartment—a transitional space between a sleeping bed and the floor. He can lie down here temporarily or play with his kitten.
Sky says that perhaps in the future, more diverse objects will be connected together, allowing clothes to rest when they are off the body.
Team: Zhuang Jiwang, Chen Zhuzi, Yang Xiao, Ju Shuo, Su Kaiyin, Yu Jiahui, Ji Yinan, Wang Chao
Photography: Zhuang Jiwang
Drawings by: Zhuang Jiwang
Video: Ji Yinan
Special Thanks: Pan Hongzheng, Ziyou, Wang Yaying, Yang Jiayun, and Ziwei
Curator: Peng Xueying
Exhibition Duration：2024/06/02 - 12/02
Location: Hong Art Museum, 5th Floor, The Westin Hotel, 1067 Jinxiu Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province
We’ve always been “doing things for others” while neglecting our own lives. Take Ah Zhuang, for example: he wanted to build a bed for his son, but because he was so busy with various matters, he put it off for over a year. This time, he finally took the opportunity presented by the exhibition to finish it. For us, this exhibition is also a valuable chance to re-examine our own lives. We’ve printed out the bed’s blueprints, and visitors are welcome to take them home if they’re interested.
John’s son’s bed had broken, and he’d been propping it up with a stool and books for over a year. Ah Zhuang had always said he’d make him a new bed, but he was constantly interrupted by other tasks. Taking advantage of this exhibition, he built his son a spring bed. The larger bed was taken home for use, while a smaller, modular version was placed at the exhibition venue.
David has recently been making furniture for his new home. Taking advantage of this exhibition, he built a bunk bed for his two daughters; once the exhibition ends in six months and he moves it home, it will be ready for them to use. We transported the bed to the venue. Stripped of its original functional purpose, the bed is divided into two parts: the upper section creates a space for visitors to walk through, while the lower section houses a video installation.
Yinan’s rental apartment is so small that there’s no room for a nightstand. At night, after turning off the lights, she instinctively places her phone by her bed, but she often finds herself unable to resist checking it in the dark. So she made a “bed” for her phone, placing it just out of arm’s reach. It’s more of a concept: “A piece of wood cut into an L-shape can serve as a bed for anything.”
Ju Shuo is a jewelry designer who works with all kinds of beads on a daily basis. After her mother came to Guangzhou this year, she had to sleep on the sofa every night, with her assortment of beads stored underneath. This “bed” for the beads provided both a display and storage space for the pieces she was conceptualizing.
She said that after the exhibition ends, she can sew the fabric scraps together to make a bag.
Jiahui created a “not-so-clean bed” for his rented apartment—a transitional space between a sleeping bed and the floor. He can lie down here temporarily or play with his kitten.
Sky says that perhaps in the future, more diverse objects will be connected together, allowing clothes to rest when they are off the body.
Team: Zhuang Jiwang, Chen Zhuzi, Yang Xiao, Ju Shuo, Su Kaiyin, Yu Jiahui, Ji Yinan, Wang Chao
Photography: Zhuang Jiwang
Drawings by: Zhuang Jiwang
Video: Ji Yinan
Special Thanks: Pan Hongzheng, Ziyou, Wang Yaying, Yang Jiayun, and Ziwei
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