#HYPER PRODUCTION #SUSTAINABILITY #AWARENESS #COPYING # CRAFT LOSS #PORCELAIN #CONTEMPORARY CHINA
“catch the real”
In 2012, arriving in Jingdezhen, the famous Chinese porcelain city, was quite a stunning experience, as every corner was used for production, as it had been since the emperor’s era. The old, abandoned, massive factories from the Mao period were now occupied by small, family-run factories, and the different areas were distinct from each other due to their various production techniques and different typologies.
The concept for the CHINaWARE project was developed through careful observation of everyday life and the playful exploration of local variables. This approach aimed to create a creative structure that could be tailored to the specific needs of the context. The visible overproduction of pieces in Jingdehzen and the incredible freedom of being able to explore the small Chinese factories led to the decision not to produce new pieces and instead to use archetypes of porcelain pieces.
Through formal material combinations that represent and reflect delicate issues about contemporary China, questions about profound socio-cultural as well as environmental changes and the use of raw materials or foreign policy were addressed throughout chinese porcelain objects.
OTHERs. Designing Future anthropologies 