(in)visible

My MFA thesis focuses on creating an immersive environment. I chose the furniture from the house I grew up in that has metaphorical and symbolic meanings to me. I'm recreating the furniture with the 3D printing pen in life-size as a flashback to my memories. Besides, because of the fragile material, it also reflects the fictional nature of memory and tactility. I explicitly chose a clock, a bed, a cabinet, a wardrobe, and a sewing machine. And the pieces were hanging in the air and conjunct with the projections of my family portrait. The remaking process reclaimed my ownership of the family history and memories. At the same time, the design of these old furniture pieces reflects the artisan's unique aesthetic and craft level in the seventies and eighties China. It becomes a mapping of my generation's cultural background and belonging.