Made in England: Mass production & oriental imagery
英國製造：大量複製的東方想像
This project ‘Made in England’ is based on my material culture investigation of willow ware, a type of ceramic with British Chinoiserie patterns known as willow pattern. It explores Orientalism, the Industrial Revolution and globalization.
The project began with my discovery of willow shards while mudlarking along the river Thames foreshore in London. Since the 18th century, willow ware has been extensively manufactured and popularized in Britain, reflecting a history of British and even European fascination with Chinoiserie aesthetics.
Photogrammetry of a willow shard
Screenshot- Restoring a plate
The Thames map with the location where I found the fragments, and the old footage shows people using the porcelain
Screenshot- Mudlarking Process
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Animation Film- The China Plate (1931)
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Musuic Video- Blue Willow Song (1956)
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Scene of Willow Ware Usage- The Virginian (1946)
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Children TV programme: Tweenies (2001)
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Video Game: Willow Pattern Adventure (1985)
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Illustration of willow pattern- The Book of Knowledge, The Children’s Encyclopedia (1917)
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3D Scanning Of Fatory Runis- Gladstone Pottery Museum
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Photohraphy Archivee- Gladstone Pottery Museum
Process ceramics manufacturing
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Video Archivee- The Spode Museum
Process of transfering willow pattern onto ceramics
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Oriental Style Films- Hollywood Party (1937)
Animation Film- The China Plate (1931)
Musuic Video- Blue Willow Song (1956)
Scene of Willow Ware Usage- The Virginian (1946)
Children TV programme: Tweenies (2001)
Video Game: Willow Pattern Adventure (1985)
Illustration of willow pattern- The Book of Knowledge, The Children’s Encyclopedia (1917)
3D Scanning Of Fatory Runis- Gladstone Pottery Museum
Photohraphy Archivee- Gladstone Pottery Museum
Process ceramics manufacturing
Video Archivee- The Spode Museum
Process of transfering willow pattern onto ceramics
Oriental Style Films- Hollywood Party (1937)
Looking for the blue willow chinas
Video installation related to willow ware for CSM Degree Show
(Video Installtion- Looking for blue willow chinas)
Degree Show 2022, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
(Video Installtion
- Looking for blue willow chinas)
Degree Show 2022, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Degree Show 2022, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
(Video Installtion - Looking for blue willow chinas)
Human Resources, London Design Festival, Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
(Video Installtion- Looking for blue willow chinas
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Human Resources, London Design Festival, Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
Human Resources, London Design Festival, Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
