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Hug-Pillow 好梦抱枕

Young to Young International Collaborative Curriculum 2020
Course title:
A healing illusion - your own safe place


一直以来,拥抱是最能给我带来安全感的事情。无论是从幼年、童年时来自父母、家人的拥抱,还是如今离在家外时来自朋友的拥抱,都给我以鼓励、支持和爱。
课程期间我收集了来自6位亲人的旧衣物,将他们重新剪裁、编织,最终做成了一个带双手的大抱枕。躺在抱枕上,将抱枕的双手环绕过肩,抱枕压在肩上的感觉可以模拟他人的触摸,让你的大脑产生自己正在被拥抱的错觉。同时,嗅着熟悉的气味,会让人产生一种“有一个善良可靠的大家伙在身边陪伴”的错觉。

Hug has always been the thing that gives me the sense of security. It also gives me encouragement, support and love.
During the course I collected old clothes from six relatives, re-cut and braided them, and eventually made them into a large pillow with both hands. Lying on the pillow, wrapping its hands around your shoulders , the pressure against your skin can mimic the touch of another person and can also trick your brain into thinking your are being embraced. And the familiar smells of the pillow, creates the illusion of "having a good and reliable big guy with you.“ With this pillow,during lockdown or in difficult moments we won't feel alone.

Title of installation: Hug-pillow / 好梦抱枕
Size: 1.6m x 3m
Materials/technique: old cloth、cotton

阮千玉 Hannah Qianyu Ruan

School of Design & Innovation, China Academy of Arts


Process

1.收集灵感 Find inspiration

寻找身边最能让自己感到放松、愉悦的事物
收集所有可以用于制作装置的材料

Find the things around you that make you feel most relaxed and enjoyable
Collect all materials that can be used to make the object

2.设计定稿 Design

这件装置的设计过程更像是一场没有计划的旅行。一开始我的脑海中只有“拥抱”这个主题。在制作的过程中,我找到了最合适的材料以及最让人感到舒服的编织方法,最终确定了设计草图。


The design of the device was more like an unplanned trip. At first all I had in my head was the theme of "hug". In the process of making, I found the most suitable material and the most comfortable weaving method, and finally determined the design sketch.


3.完成  Finished  :)

Reflections:

我们课程小组的主题的“幻象疗愈”,因而老师在安排课程时,也是尽量地用让我们感到放松、愉快的方式。我很享受这次课程,其实在制作以“疗愈”为主题的作品期间,我们也更多地在治愈着自己。

感谢带领我们完成这次课程的艺术家们,这是一次超棒的体验。

同时也感谢我的表妹Q,她是我这次作品图片中的模特,Q的友情出演让我的抱枕鲜活了起来。

感谢我的家人们,是你们的爱与温暖给了我灵感,能拥有这样一个幸福的大家庭真的很幸运。

The theme of our course group is "Illusion Healing", so the teachers are also trying to make us feel relaxed and happy when arranging the course. I really enjoy this this course, in fact, in the production of "healing"-themed works, students are more in the healing of their own.

Thanks to the artists who led us through this course, it was a amazing experience.

thanks to my cousin Q, she is the model in the photos, she brought the “Hug-Pillow” to life.

Thanks to my family, it is your love and warmth that have inspired me and I am really lucky to have such a happy family.

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