19th October 2017
What can we tell from Made in China?
- Museums
- Cultural Politics
- Technology
- Intangible vs tangible cultural heritages
- What's missing?
- Existing methods of collecting & exhibiting intangible cultural elements
- heritage
- culture
- objects
- experience
- moment
- museums
- intangible
- collection
- technology
- tradtion
Objects
- who made it
- where was it made
- why he/she made it
- how much money did he/she get in return
- what language(s) does she/he speak
- what does she/he eat
- where was he/she born
- fun facts?
My Opinions
- it's important to protect and preserve the culture in it's 'live' form
- it's meaningful to learn and know about the back story of each object
- it's as (or more) important to acquire intangible cultural heritages than physical objects, as it's the process that matters the most, not the end result. It's about the recipe not the one dish by a chef.
My Assumptions
- intangible culture is slowly fading away
- there are new technology out there that can create an immersive experience to bring people "back in time"
- it's not possible to find out more about what's already been lost
My Biases
- being in a semi-isolated environment under direct control and monitor of the government for 14 years may have tinted my perspective of things, my ideas about consumerism and cultural heritages. I may or may not have a negative opinion on the topic of cultural awareness in China
- I think the existing organisations, governments and institutions are not doing enough to protect intangible cultures. Or they don't see the necessities of doing so.