, the Lianzhou Museum of Photography in Lianzhou, a remote city in Northern Guangdong, and the Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront, a resort town in Jiangmen City.
The sites provide examples of “semi-natural, semi-artificial, semi-indoor” spaces free from physical enclosures and modern air-conditioning equipment, which forms “a kind of primitive vitality,” according to the exhibition notes. Intricately constructed wooden models of the projects are juxtaposed with six umbrella-like structures outfitted with vintage bamboo chairs, which creates a market space-like atmosphere that emulates “spontaneously formed shadow spaces in the South.”Viewers are invited to step into the constructed shade to briefly experience the vibrancy of everyday life in the South.
A screening room featuring a view inside the architectural sites lets viewers experience the locations virtually.Chanel launched “Next Cultural Producer” at PSA in September 2021. This annual open call invites observers, researchers, experimenters and practitioners to propose group show ideas centered around revitalizing practices in contemporary Chinese craft and architecture.