Follow-up on the Heaven and Earth Bank Workshop

During the workshop, I invited participants to draw or describe items they would want to burn for their deceased loved ones or, alternatively, items they might want to burn for themselves in advance. The idea was to test how people felt about transforming the traditional paper-burning ritual at funerals into a more interactive and emotionally… Continue reading Follow-up on the Heaven and Earth Bank Workshop

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Project Reflection: Insights from Funeral Practitioners and Brand Designers

Through interviews with Gao Guqi, founder of the funeral brand Gui Cong, and Tang Mutanze, a funeral director and social media influencer, I have gained a deeper understanding of the evolving needs of the 15 to 30 age group in modern funeral practices. These conversations highlighted two major themes: the increasing demand for personalized funeral… Continue reading Project Reflection: Insights from Funeral Practitioners and Brand Designers

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Report Uploaded-Intervention part draft

The INTERVENTION part is crucial, so I’m going to start with a general clarification of what the INTERVENTION is written about, as well as organising the process and feedback for my own UNIT 4 workshop. Intervention & Feedback: – Intervention workshop From my previous research on ritual objects, ritual documents and feedback from stakeholders in… Continue reading Report Uploaded-Intervention part draft

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Interview: A Dialogue with a Funeral Director and Social Media Influencer

Interviewee: 汤木檀泽(Wang Nan), Social Media Influencer and Funeral DirectorInterviewer: MingweiDate: November 7, 2024Interview Method: Contacted via RED (Chinese social media platform) and conducted the interview on WeChat. Since Tang Mutanze and I are of a similar age, the interview felt more like a friendly conversation. Out of curiosity, I asked her about many behind-the-scenes aspects… Continue reading Interview: A Dialogue with a Funeral Director and Social Media Influencer

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Interview: A Dialogue with a Funeral Brand

Interviewee: Gao Guqi, Founder of the Funeral Brand Gui Cong(归从)Interviewer: Mingwei（Me）Date: November 6, 2024 Transcript of the interview dialogue： I got in touch with the brand’s HR by way of email, added his contact details through Mr Gao Guqi’s permission. In my interview with Gao Guqi, the questions were primarily focused on the following key… Continue reading Interview: A Dialogue with a Funeral Brand

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Unit 4 Report Draft

I’m going to restructure the report. Attached is my report draft file:

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Intervention Workshop reflection

Workshop Reflection: Bringing New Life to Traditional Rituals I recently hosted a workshop to explore how personalised designs can work with traditional Chinese funeral practices. It was a very meaningful experience, and I want to share some of my reflections. One big thing I learned was how personalising ritual objects can create stronger emotional connections.… Continue reading Intervention Workshop reflection

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Case Study

Delaine Le Bas currently on display at Tate Britain. Drawing on the rich cultural history of the Roma people and her interest in mythologies, the artist addressed themes of death, loss and renewal, inspired by the passing of her grandmother. She has divided her exhibition space into three connected sections, Chaos, Reflection and Ascension. The… Continue reading Case Study

Festival Update

I’ve continued to follow the progress of Festival, and I hope that the process of preparing for Festival will also inspire me some more. Because if I think about presentation, I will think about the way about interacting with people. Thanks to our Festival Curation Team telling me the exact dimensions of the display board,… Continue reading Festival Update