The Unspeakable Great Plan 不可言说的计划 (installation view)
Text installation
Medium-Polyester paper,
Dimensions- Flexible
Description:
A transparent labyrinth project designed to visualize and create a space for audiences to physically experience the Internet censorship system. The "Great Firewall" is a system that blocks online information considered dangerous to the harmony of Chinese society. Users may use abbreviations, code, and shorthand to create a new word or phrase to imply "sensitive content" to go around censorship.
The process of making this labyrinth is inspired by the system operation principle: Written down blocked words by this system with a ballpoint pen on clear polyester paper, then erase the color. Audiences enter the space with the cellphones' spotlight, and only the scratched words will show up in the shadows.
Installation View