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Powerpoint of 501 Artspace Residency Artists Talk at Camden Arts Centre, 23rd July 2011.
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Redirection and Network
TimeoutOccupation of digital and physical architecture in the Peoples Republic of
China
Jenny Steele, July 2011
Within the PRC, the majority of Western social networking sites are banned;
•Twitter•Blogger•Facebook•Posterous•YouTube
Unsuitable, pornographic or sites that question the government are redirected or a page outlines there has been a ‘Network Timeout’.
‘Not all routes lead to Home’, Stencil spray-paint in Huang Jue Ping, Chongqing, China, June 2011
‘Not all routes lead to Home’, Stencil spray-paint in Huang Jue Ping, Chongqing, China, June 2011
‘Not all routes lead to Home’, Stencil spray-paint in Huang Jue Ping, Chongqing, China, June 2011
‘This is where we meet’, Spray-paint installation in entrance to 102 Art Loft, Chongqing, June 2011
‘Old Habits Die Hard’, Pen and pencil on paper, 42cm x 70cm, June 2011
Renren – Chinese version of Facebook
QQ – Chinese hybrid of Twitter, MSN and Facebook.
Weibo – Chinese version of Twitter
Fanfou – Chinese version of Twitter
‘Most of the time, I can’t get in’, Woodblock print, pen and pencil on paper, June 2011
‘The Gates Are Closed’, Woodblock print with pen, paper and cardboard relief, June 2011
‘Trying to get from A to B’, Woodcut print, paint, pencil and relief on paper, June 2011
‘Micro-community’, Pen and pencil on paper, June 2011
Navigation the Junction, Pen and pencil on paper, June 2011
‘Network community tower-block’, Pen and pencil on paper, June 2011
Ming Dynasty Walled City Layout
Xi’an Walled City (Chang’an – prior to Ming Dynasty), Shaanxi Province, China
Entrance Gateways to The City
‘Attempts to enter the Forbidden City’, Paint, pen and three dimensional construction installation, June 2011