Under Construction
Under Construction
This drawing was made in China specially for the Roam Is My Home exhibition at the Utrecht Central Museum in The Netherlands. The requirements were to make a drawing of 4meters by 4meters and that it will be hanged on the wall in the museum within two days. The drawing was made on 48 papers all connected on the wall, later on separated again, scanned, and emailed as 48 files. Later on the images were printed in the museum and hanged on the wall. Finally the drawing was bought by the museum and is now part of it's collection.
In the last years, the closest thing I had to a home was my MSN messenger account, no matter where I traveled or stayed, I could always log on and "feel at home." Every one was always there.
Some months ago I started to feel that my new home on the web is nothing but an illusion. Most of the relationships I had in my life were virtual and I suddenly discovered that I have less and less physical meetings, real contacts.
At once I deleted MSN messenger from my computer! and informed my "virtual family" members that from now on I am "off line."
When people ask me where is my home, I answer that my home, at the moment, is "under construction." Then they ask: where is it? and I say, and in the same time tapping on my chest: "Here, inside."
I feel that I am part of generation that is addicted to movement and therefore is unable to establish real long lasting foundations for relationships.
In the 60s people used to dance in circles in groups. In the 70s people danced in couples. Today, more and more people dance alone.
David Schocken
Guangzhou, China