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| I imagine that I became an artisan making furniture. Before I finished it, the rain have come.
我幻想自己成為工匠，製造傢俱。但傢俱未做好，雨便來臨了。 |
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| Rainy Lala Mixed Media 2011 |
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Breathe Residency in Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester Open Studio Date: 19-21 August 2010 Gymnasium Gymnasium is a representation of Eastman’s response to shapes, forms and styles in Manchester and develops her earlier series entitled Swimming pools. Honing in on local architecture and consumer designs Eastman has created an alternative take on a standard gym room. Initially inspired by ornate British furniture design, such as the railway arches, renaissance spiral pillars and British turned table legs, Eastman has found charming relationships between these furniture styles and muscular forms found on the human body. For Eastman it was this chance similarity which led to the focus on the Gymnasium as a concept. Eastman’s work often portrays every day settings in bright and lively ways, using vibrant colours and patterns to emphasise the sense of movement and fluidity in her furniture sculptures. Given that activity and energy are key features to any gym room it was essential for Eastman to capture a sense of movement in her work using vibrancy as her main tool. |
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| Gymnasium Installation View 2010 |
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| Gymnasium Part I MDF board, Fabric, Sponge and Acrylic 2010 |
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| Gymnasium Part II MDF board, Fabric, Sponge and Acrylic 2010 |
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| Gymnasium Part III Metal and wood sticks, Fabric and Sponge 2010 |
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| Gymnasium Part IV Metal stick, Fabric and Sponge 2010 ^top |
| “Objects” is used and consumed in the society with different styles, shapes and functions. It forms a varied world. It exists and is transformed into our daily life everyday and everywhere. Observing objects, I can see people’s lives. I re-create objects through observing objects. I view these objects as recorders. It visualizes experience, records my hand’s movement and in the act of making, it collects the trace of my creative input. “Swimming pool” is a recorder of this summer. 不同款式、外型和功能的「物品」在社會裏不停被使用和消費，因此它們構成了多樣的世界。這種由物件產生的「緣份」存在於大家的日常生活中，何時何地也不斷地發生演變，沒完沒了。觀看「物品」，使我們看見人的生活。本人透過「觀物」而重新「造物」，這些被造之物是一個記錄儀。它能呈現個人經歷、記錄手作過程和搜集心的痕跡。《游泳池》便是這個夏季的記錄儀。 |
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| Swimming Pool (Part I) Ceramic, Hand-drawn fabric, Leather, Sponge, Wood, Mirror 2009 |
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| Swimming Pool (Part II) Wood, Acrylic, Ceramic 2009 |
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| Swimming Pool (Part III) Wood, Metal, Hand-drawn fabric, Sponge 2009 |
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| Swimming Pool Installation 2009 ^top |
| Displaying my artworks and collections, Eastman’s store created a specific area to recall the memory of shopping experience in my childhood. It was also a space for me to share my joyfulness with others by selling the toys and small artworks at low price. 耳屎雜貨店寄放了我的作品及收藏品，還有我在兒時的購物回憶。這是一處把自己對購物的喜悅轉達給其他人的地方，也是把作品以低價出售的場所。 |
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| Eastman’s Store 耳屎雜貨店 Installation 2008 |
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| Things to sell. |
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| Buying artwork with token. |
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| Eastman's Collection. |
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| Eastman’s Store 耳屎雜貨店 Installation 2008 ^top |