Collaborator: MAY STUDIO Exhibition experience design
Diploma project
CHALLENGE The rapid urbanization has led to a gradual transformation of an “internationalized” style of living in Linhai. Traditional handicraft products are fading away from people’s daily lives. The young generation in the community seems to have lost many of those cultural memories.
The aim of this project has been to preserve and promote the local traditional craftsmanship via helping young people build a closer connection with traditional craftsmanship physically and emotionally.
APPROACH
The way of word-of-mouth was chosen as a medium,show young people the knowledge of traditional bamboo articles. This project I have named WHISPER and it appears an exhibit. The whole exhibit, includes the visiting experience, the structure and the content of the exhibit, attempts to bring young people a sense of heartwarming experience, evoke their memories of handicraft products and improve their appreciation of traditional craftsmanships
RESULT The exhibition was opening in Jan.1st. 2018 in Linhai museum and lasted for 3 months and attractive over 3000 visitors.