Nostalgia
Installation, 2025
Changsha, China
Design: ZHANG Jie, LIN Zhiyi
This is a public art installation centered around the memories of hometown.
It’s constructed from reclaimed wooden tiles and timber supports from old houses, reimagining the familiar imagery of home: the warm, weathered wooden houses, rooftops offering a view of vast fields of rapeseed flowers, and the distant sight of iron chimneys with curling smoke.
It serves as both a public rest area for visitors during the art festival and a temporary stage for a series of performance events. In the evening, light will filter through the gaps between the wooden tiles, creating a warm, inviting nighttime atmosphere.
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Founded in 2019, ReBuild Lab focus on urban spaces and everyday constructions.
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ZHANG Jie / 张婕is a spatial designer and artist based in Shanghai. She trained as an architect at Huaqiao University and the University of Hong Kong from 2013 to 2020. Since relocating to Shanghai in 2020, she has focused on small-scale installations and spatial design, while continuously providing commercial interior design services for retail companies and government projects.
YANG Chen / 杨晨 is an architectural designer and illustrator based in Florence. He studied architecture at Huaqiao University (2013-2018) and Politecnico di Torino (2019-2021), and has worked at WNA Architects in Torino and ACE Srl. in Florence.
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