宫保装置

从一盘宫保鸡丁中的尺度关系，用虚构的方式窥探这道受众最多的中餐料理如何串联人与世界之关系。

鸡丁、葱段、辣椒等食材近乎相同的尺寸：

是由原料花生的既定尺寸设置出的标准尺寸；

是制造受热顺序规律的烹饪适用尺寸；

是从筷子夹起、张口、入口的食用通道尺寸；

也是构成用牙齿和舌头混合咀嚼的饮食快感尺寸。

展览空间位于地下展场的侧部夹层，宽为0.9m，长为9m，高为2m。其上部是连续的天窗，与主空间通过三个大窗洞建立视线连接。

我们将两层塑料气泡膜分别铺置于顶部和地面，观众被建议脱鞋进入空间，可用双脚踩踏感受气泡的质感。三片大型锡纸形成一道倾斜的界面，将窄长的空间分为装置展示和视频放映上下两个部分，同时承担了为放映区日间遮光的功能。

锡纸的漫反射与气泡膜过滤的日光、侧窗洞漫入的人工光以及放映的彩色光影交错。人在空间行走时，或弯腰经过锡纸界面，或踩踏锡纸块探出锡纸间的空隙。身体动作与锡纸限定出的界面不断发生互动，视线在装置和视频之间切换。

项目信息

项目地点： 北京， 77文创园，本土一间

短片创意及制作：即作建筑 MINOR lab

空间设计及搭建：即作建筑 MINOR lab

主持建筑师： 刘晨

项目团队： 何孟贤 、 傅隽洁、 陈汉乔

搭建协助： 赵丹、 吴雨晴

项目时间： 2019. 07

展览题目： 《吃的困惑》

策展人： DAN（RMS）

Kungpao Installation

Through the lens of scale relationships found within a single plate of Kung Pao Chicken, this work employs a fictional approach to explore how this most widely consumed of Chinese dishes serves to interconnect human beings with the world around them.

The ingredients—diced chicken, scallion segments, chili peppers, and the like—share an almost identical size:

It is a standard size established by the predetermined dimensions of one of its raw components: the peanut;

It is a size optimized for cooking, facilitating a consistent and predictable sequence of heat absorption;

It is a size calibrated to the physical passage of consumption—from being grasped by chopsticks, through the opening of the mouth, to its entry into the oral cavity;

And finally, it is a size designed to generate the specific gustatory pleasure derived from the combined action of teeth and tongue during mastication.

The exhibition space is situated within a lateral mezzanine of the underground gallery; it measures 0.9 meters in width, 9 meters in length, and 2 meters in height. The ceiling features a continuous skylight, establishing a visual link with the main gallery space below through three large window apertures.

We have lined both the ceiling and the floor with layers of plastic bubble wrap. Visitors are invited to remove their shoes before entering the space, allowing them to experience the tactile texture of the bubbles directly beneath their bare feet. Three large sheets of aluminum foil form an inclined partition, dividing the narrow, elongated space into two distinct zones—an upper section dedicated to the sculptural installation and a lower section for video projection—while simultaneously serving to block ambient daylight from the projection area.

The diffuse reflectivity of the aluminum foil interplays with the daylight filtered through the bubble wrap, the artificial light spilling in from the side windows, and the shifting chromatic light and shadow cast by the video projection. As visitors navigate the space, their movements engage continuously with the boundaries defined by the foil partition—whether by stooping low to pass beneath the inclined surface or by stepping onto the foil sheets to peer through the gaps between them—as their gaze shifts back and forth between the sculptural installation and the video imagery.

Project Information

Location: Beijing, 77 Creative Park, Bentu Yijian

Short Film Concept & Production: MINOR Lab

Spatial Design & Construction: MINOR Lab

Principal Architect: LIU Chen

Project Team: HE Mengxian, FU Junjie, CHEN Hanqiao

Construction Assistance: ZHAO Dan, WU Yuqing

Project Date: July 2019

Exhibition Title: *The Perplexities of Eating*

Curator: DAN (RMS)