China Puzzle is a ‘work
in progress’ action which will take place in the CCCS space
devoted to artistic mediation. At the end of the visit to the exhibition,
visitors are asked to leave a sign of their passage on post-it notes,
writing a thought provoked by the comparative experience with Chinese
art and culture. These notes will be attached to a wall in the Strozzina
to make up a huge geographical map of China. Relating to works of
contemporary Chinese art is a major challenge for the western public,
which finds itself addressing both a new aesthetic and a symbolic
world completely different from its own.
The China Puzzle wall will therefore be a space for public
and democratic communication that enables a sharing of opinions
and critical reflections. This project is designed to stress the
active role of the users, and hence of mediation as a fundamental
constituent aspect of the exhibition and as a policy of openness
to education on the part of the CCCS, the Strozzina Contemporary
Culture Centre.
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