05 / Culture
Academic Work
Remains’ Symphony
A Former Industrial Landscape Is Reimagined As A Place To Encounter Art, History, And One Another.
01 / Traces
Past. Present. What Comes Next?
Above Liandong Bay, the Shuinandong Smelter holds the traces of a mining landscape. People once came here in pursuit of work and fortune. With the industrial function gone, I wanted to consider what could unfold from those remains: a sequence of places that carries the site’s history into a new cultural life.
02 / The Observer
Looking Back From The Sea.
The first intervention changes the point of view. A proposed ten-metre cube floats above the Yin and Yang Sea, displaying images from its cameras. From the coast, visitors watch the installation looking back toward the remains. The landscape becomes both the subject and the observer.
03 / Arousal
The Silent Engine.
A former power station becomes a gallery and bookshop. The facade offers few clues; inside, light and curved walls lead toward a choice of routes. In the bookshop, an old transportation groove becomes a path to books and seating. Openings in the floors let people glimpse one another, and movement on the gravel deck is heard and seen below.
04 / The Top
A Glimpse, Then An Understanding.
At the top of the smelter, the original mineral-transportation system guides another gallery. Retained funnels connect the levels. People upstairs gather around them as tables; their movement casts light and shadow below. The source of those traces is understood only after making the ascent. An open patio brings rain, the mountain, and the sea into the final part of the journey.
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