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1. Poster Designs

For my graduation project, I designed six posters, each of which displayed a Chinese artifact from the Barrell Collection, and each poster had a different exhibition theme and focus. My posters deliberately subvert the traditional museum presentation logic of exhibits, using a visual language that mixes flat space to display these six different artifacts. Inspired by the traditional Chinese symmetrical composition, I used a large number of image and ancient symbols to explore a balance of movement and stability and a non-linear reading path in the picture.

I hope to explore the cultural display possibilities of artifacts in museums through these posters, combining the curatorial philosophy of museums and the thinking of speculative design. At the same time, I am also exploring how to convey different contexts. By designing different exhibition spaces—such as dynasties, patterns, and the original display environments of the artifacts—I showcased the context of the artifacts and explored how the display methods of these contexts can better help viewers understand Chinese culture.

 

 

1- THE ROOM OF CONTEXT

Room of Context reveals the cultural and geographical origins of each artifact. Through maps, timelines, and historical traces, we retrace where it came from, how it was used, and the world it once belonged to—restoring its place in a living, breathing historical context.
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2- THE ROOM OF SHAPE

In the Room of Shape, six Chinese animal artifacts are placed around a bronze tapir. This poster uses shape as the theme to explore the interesting associative memories between animal-shaped artifacts.
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3- THE ROOM OF FORMS

Room of Forms presents jade from the Zhou dynasty and explores jade in the same period to reveal shared ancient aesthetic logic. By narrowing the focus, this poster explores Zhou jade forms and shows a flowchart of jade production at the back to show the logic behind the aesthetic.
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4- THE ROOM OF RECONSTRUCTION

Room of Reconstruction explores the functional context of ancient artifacts. Featuring a bronze bell from the Burrell Collection, this room reimagines what it was once like in a set of bronze bells. This poster reconstructs what the bell looked like in its original context to show the imagination of its ancient life.
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5- THE ROOM OF PATTERNS

In the Room of Patterns, a blue-and-white porcelain vase anchors an exploration of traditional Chinese motifs. These designs express beliefs, values, and wishes. By reimagining the vase’s patterns, the room invites viewers to engage with meanings in Chinese ornamentation.
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THE ROOM OF READING

In the Room of Reading, a wine cup becomes a gateway to the literary world of ancient China. Poetry, prose, and inscriptions often referenced drinking vessels, linking them to ritual, leisure, and reflection. Text excerpts help evoke the cultural atmosphere surrounding this object.
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