The Big Carp
Urban activation, architectual installation, 2017;
Showed at Art Book China 2018, 2017 BI-city of Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Shenzhen, “Allegory” exhibition for the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University;
In architectural practice, I designed a bamboo-made Big Carp in an urban village in the city of Shenzhen, where the carp-like figure has auspicious meanings in local tradition. Formerly a long-ignored subculture group with weak role in spatial hierarchy, I’d like to establish the villagers’ common identity by collecting symbolic local materials and assembling them onto the Big Carp. As more villagers infuse their personalized elements to it, the figure of the carp becomes more vivid. It’s a justification of the villagers’ existence and desires.
Tool: Rhino (modeling), Grasshopper (coding); Maxwell and Unreal Engine (rendering); GoPro Camera (documentation); 3D printing, Laser cutting and CNC (fabracation) ; Adobe Creative Suite (graphic&documentation). Coworker: Tingyun Yin, Zelong Zhang, Tongda Xu.
Site Study
Modeling & Fabrication
Physical Models & Details
