IVY CHENInformation Artworks/ Design

Entrance

2021. 07
Inkjet Print 60 * 90 cm/print
This work documents various entrances to abandoned air-raid shelters in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. It attempts to explore the complex context behind these seemingly inconspicuous spaces in the city and how people interact and live with them.

















The seriousness and tension brought about by the historical context of these shelters have gradually eroded over time. Furthermore, their identities have become complex as they started to be modified for other functions, such as underground restaurants, markets, and temporary homes for the homeless. They seem to blend into the environment inconspicuously, but it adds more layers to a place when the entrances are suddenly noticed by people. Those locked entrances are traces of the past but also carry the tension of uncertainty for the future.