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Author: Qizhi Che

  • Summary of the First Intervention

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    1.1. Outlined The first intervention was carried out by asking about 35 participants of different ages to discuss a picture with 32 visual symbols, asking them to choose which ones came from the same family and to elaborate on their reasons. to analyse the identification of family symbols among different age groups in contemporary China…

  • The First Intervention

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    Family Map I put objects, photos, and words from family and strangers together on the same image and invite all to choose which ones come from the same family and why. 2025.7.3： Ethan, My partner, 35 years old with a three year old daughter, is from western Hunan. 02, your name, 03 look out like,…

  • Unit3 Overall Concept and Design

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    1.Research direction and research topics 1.1.Research direction Family heritage：Family heritage is a neutralized concept that simply outlines the physical, spiritual, and cultural influences that families bring to future generations.This influence can bring about very distinct differences in family identity, symbols, personality and other aspects for the offspring. Post-memory：Post-memory is a space of memory where emotions…

  • ‘Layered rocks: the archaeological site of a family’ program of works

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    This was the first piece I wanted to make, a piece where I wanted to present family history as archaeology. This will be able to show the connection between the individual and the family in a time dimensional way. I have divided the whole work into five layers, corresponding to five generations in China: the…

  • Timeline-Unit3 6.15-8.31

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    Phase 1: In-depth Research and Concept Anchoring (June 15th – June 30th, approximately 2 weeks) Reading section: Preliminary “Family File” Collection: Phase 2: Fiction Building and Prototype Experimentation (July 1 – July 21, 3 weeks) Construct an archive of “fictitious records”: Phase 3: Production and Preliminary Testing (July 22 – August 18, approximately 4 weeks)…

  • The Case for Art on Family Narratives

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    1.Huang Qingjun “Family Pawn” New Works Exhibition（2015） Huang Qingjun’s series of video works “Family Pawns” is based on the generational background of modern China. In the accelerationist China, through the city and the hustle and bustle, we capture the objects in our lives, and use the form of the objects to reflect the inner attributes…

  • Funding and sponsorship of artists with similar subject matter

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    1.Xiaogang Zhang He is a well-known contemporary Chinese artist whose main source of funding relies on galleries and auction houses to sell his artworks. He captures a sensitive period in China, the ‘Cultural Revolution’, a traumatic and sensitive part of China’s contemporary history. This has enabled him to gain favour with collectors from all over…

  • June 10th. class summary

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    problem+place/position=people = project different audience has different needs. about characteristics: age disability sex gender identity race ethic … True inclusion is not providing any outside help to elevate or degrade certain groups, but rather being transparent so that each group is seen and shared. 1.know your audience and their value 2.first impressions are important 3.give…

  • Participatory Art Practices for Constructing Diverse Ethnographic Narratives

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    1.HEALTH ALTAR (2nd. Scene), 2022 link:HEALTH ALTAR (2nd. Scene), 2022: Un proyecto de Jesús Palomino en colaboración con el Laboratorio experimental de la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Málaga. | ARTxt. Artistic Experimentation Review The altar is a site of meaning concentration and spiritual appeal… Meaningful scenes of health restoration are constructed in altar-like spaces…

  • Thoughts from Les Lieux de Mémoire

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    1.The Importance of Space in Narrative The fundamental reason for the birth of the field of memory is that when spontaneous memories disappear, we are forced to consciously construct archives, celebrations, and monuments. These places are no longer natural carriers of memory, but deliberately designed symbols of memory – they are both ruins and new…