URBAN ALCHEMY
都市煉金術

LET'S FACE IT. IT'S HORRIBLE BUT PRETTY
老實說,這裡既恐怖又美麗
LET'S FACE IT.
IT'S HORRIBLE BUT PRETTY
老實說,這裡既恐怖又美麗

After practicing “Urban Alchemy” behind closed doors for twenty to thirty years, conceptually, we have collected chaotic and illegal constructs that dominate our skylines in one place. Imagine using a large magnet to collect all the perforated sheet metals, C-channels, retaining rods, metal cages and pigeon houses. Then we melted and casted the materials into 9 cm by 9 cm box-columns and 6 mm metal panels. Finally, we assemble the new materials to create a formal construct while retaining the light and chaotic essence of these illegal constructs. It is a step towards formalizing the informal vernacular sprawl. A seed of revolution.

花了近二十至三十年躲起來偷偷練就「都市煉金術」,概念上我們收集了所有淪陷於無政府主義下,佈滿天際線的違章構造。想像用一塊巨大的吸鐵把這些輕結構全部收集起來,鐵皮、C型鋼、圓棒、鐵籠、鴿舍,再將其溶解並鑄造成9乘9公分的方柱與6t厚的鋼板,最後我們以保留這些違章構造輕與亂之本質為主軸,把這些回收材料重新組構成一棟正式的構造物。這是將蔓延於都市的非正式違章物正式化的一小步,亦是革命的種子!

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