Pick of the week #78
“Observing the food and therefore changing the notion of food preservation, we could find the answer to current situations such as the overuse of energy and food wastage. My design is a tool to implement that knowledge in a tangible way and slowly it changes the bigger picture of society. I believe that once people are given a tool that triggers their minds and requires a mental effort to use it, new traditions and new rituals can be introduced into our culture.” - Jihyun Ryou
Jihyun Ryou’s design project ‘Save Food From the Fridge’ re-evaluates our relationship with what we eat, and pro...
Not Over.. till is over is the breathtaking story of a fluffy teddy bear. Brilliantly done using 3D animation software.
Keywords: animation, short film, teddybear
Tools: 3Dsmax vray, VUE xstream
Links: http://www.taiyokikaku.com/ 
Consumption by Li Liao
This week’s pick is ‘Consumption’, a performance by Li Liao.
Liao entered the work force at the Shenzhen Foxconn factory for a total of 45 days, before using his earnings to purchase the same iPad Mini he was assembling on the factory line. He exhibited the relics of his experience at UCCA’s ON | OFF: China’s Young Artists in Concept and Practice; his white coat and ID badges contrasting with the gadget he had worked to produce.
Born in 1982 in the Hubei province, China, Liao’s art is described as “based on experiments with social systems that use his own person as the key sub...
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