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Jiayu Chen
Jiayu Chen
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LETS DUMPLING, 2019
Film, plaster, steel, concrete, glass, paperLETS DUMPLING, 2019
Film, plaster, steel, concrete, glass, paper
Major project:
Let's Dumpling
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design of this temporary pavilion is centred around the Chinese dumpling. The
Chinese dumpling is a traditional food that plays an important role in Chinese
people’s lives. In particular, it represents the reunion of family members. On
Chinese New Year’s Eve, four generations in each family will make and eat
dumplings together around the dinner table.
My pavilion is located in London’s most celebrated food market: Borough Market. Here people can experience food and learn about the food cultures of different countries.
My concept is to use the traditional Chinese residential space known as a Hutong to form my pavilion. A street, which connects two rows of high and low staggered spaces, provides an immersive narrative journey about dumplings, which people can taste in a shop.
Visitors first learn about the story of the dumpling through an installation, where they can watch a film through a window with condensation. They then take a journey through three spaces: a way home, communication and heritage, and reunion. The different materials and installations let the visitors experience the atmosphere of family reunion.
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School
School of Architecture
Programme
MA Interior Design
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Contact
- +44(0)75136 22560
- [email protected]
- http://jiayuchen.portfoliobox.net
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Interior design, product design and furniture design
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Previous degrees
- BA Fine Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, 2015