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3S ReUnion 13th edition
The Long March of Happy Street
- A Tale of Shanghai Expo Dutch Pavilion
Time: 13:00, May 15, 2010
Storyteller: John Kormeling, the architectural designer of Dutch Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo
Moderated by: Hans Moleman, the China correspondent for the Volkskrant
Fee: This event is free of charge, pre-registration is obliged. (only 60 people limited)
Organized by: Liu Yan of 3S ReUnion
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Introduction:
The Dutch pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai is an exceptional one. Different from all the classic pavilion with long lines of visitors waiting outside and a presentation inside, the Netherlands is making its appearance at China’s world exposition along an entire street – the only open national pavilion in the entire Shanghai Expo. Everyone can enter the pavilion at any time and there are many exits along the street for people to leave the pavilion whenever they want. The pavilion, entitled “Happy Street”, is the response by designer John Kormeling to the Shanghai Expo theme “Better City, Better Life” and the sub-themes. It looks like a colorful rollercoaster as well as a flying dragon around a huge pillar. Every houses along the Happy Street are like a life-size diorama, allowing visitors to discover new dimensions of the Netherlands by looking insides, just like the way you admire the interior life of Dutch houses through their huge windows when you wander in any Dutch cities. The design of Happy Street is not just about being eye-catching and full of sense of humor, it represents the national spirit of the Netherlands: free, pro-active, open, democratic, equality and tolerant for diversity.
However, there is no single creative project in the world that can be achieved without huge challenges. All the greatest creators have to cope with the difficulties and barriers created by bureaucracy, conservative power, narrow-mindness and cultural differences. From the concept design to construction and all the way through the grand opening, Dutch architect John Kormeling and his team has gone through a great deal of struggling. Just for applying the official approval alone, the architect and his team had to negotiate with more than 20 different organizations, endure many indiscreet remarks on the project and go through a repeating approval process. At the 13th 3S ReUnion, we have invited John Kormeling, the architectural designer of Dutch Pavilion to be our special guest at Xindanwei to talk about his real life experience on this Happy Street. This event will be moderated by the special moderator Hans Moleman, the China correspondent for the Volkskrant, one of the leading newspapers of the Netherlands.
Introduction of the speakers and moderator:
John Kormeling is an extraordinary architect and artist. His project, artwork and even his public appearance represent his ironic observations of our often uniform tastes and habits and demonstrate a unique sense of humor. Most of people who have come cross his project and himself will be deeply inspired by his different perspective of looking at world, and leave with a smile in the face.
Körmeling’s recent projects include ‘Hot Spring’ a 25 meter high map in the Japanese town Matsunoyama that visitors could climb at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennal in Japan (2003). In Toronto he got people talking with the ‘Drive-in-wheel’, a Big Wheel for cars and in the Dutch city of Tilburg he designed a rotating house ‘Draaiend Huis’ on a roundabout at one of the main entrances to the city. In 2005 Körmeling designed the entry to the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam and to the Middelheim Sculpture Museum in Antwerp. In 2006 he designed an entrance for the Van Abbe Museum in Eindhoven.
More about John Kormeling:
http://www.holland-expo2010.com/dutch-pavilion/architect-john-koermeling
More about Happy Street：
http://www.holland-expo2010.com
Hans Gerard Moleman is the China correspondent for the Volkskrant, one of the leading newspapers of the Netherlands. He is based in Shanghai since 2004. Before that he was Volkskrant correspondent for southern Africa, based in Johannesburg, and staff writer at the economics desk in Amsterdam. His blog (in Dutch) can be found at: http://www.vkblog.nl/blog/67038/China_Calling
About 3S ReUnion:
An informal cross-disciplinary meeting held monthly in Shanghai by 3S Media Centre, an independent not-for-profit organization for experimentation, research and development in art, social and cultural, economical and political embedding of new media in the urban context. 3S ReUnion is established by culture/creative exchange advocate Liu Yan and new media artist Aaajiao (www.we-need-money-not-art.com), it has now rooted in the broader sense of knowledge sharing, collaborative knowledge creating and creative community building.
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三术沙龙第十三期
讲座
“欢乐街”的长征－世博会荷兰馆背后的故事
时间: 2010年五月十五日下午一点
主讲人： 世博荷兰馆建筑设计师 约翰.考美林
特邀主持：荷兰《人民报》驻华记者汉斯.牟乐曼
语言: 英文
费用: 此次活动免费，但必须在活动页面进行注册登记(仅限定登记前60位观众)
组织人: 三术沙龙, 刘妍
内容简述：
2010年世博会的荷兰馆是一个特殊的场馆。与其它场馆不同，荷兰馆是上海世博会上唯一一个全开放式国家馆，这条像“过山车”轨道似的大街道，也好似一条欢快多彩、建在柱子上的翻滚长龙。荷兰馆打破了场内场外的界限，来这里的人无须排队等候，任何人都可以在任何时间进入和离开。街道两旁的每幢房子就像一个原尺寸的立体模型，让行人随时可以驻足向里面观看，就像是走在荷兰的街头透过独有的荷兰式超大玻璃窗欣赏室内的景色。整体设计除了醒目和有趣之外，更体现了荷兰这个民族所崇尚的自由，积极，开放，民主，平等，包容，多样性等特点。
然而，所有创新项目的实现都不可能是一帆风顺的，来自现实的各种传统，保守与狭隘的力量以及文化差异总是会给伟大的创意步步设防，处处使绊。“快乐街”从概念到实施到最后的开门迎客同样面临了无数压力和困难。光是审批这一关，建筑师和他的团队就不得不与20来个机关打交道，忍受了许多人对设计方案的指手划脚和重复审批。本次三术沙龙我们邀请荷兰建筑师，艺术家，荷兰馆设计者约翰.考美林为我们分享他这段在“快乐街”上的开心而艰难的旅程。同时我们三术沙龙特邀荷兰最主要报纸之一《人民报》(de Volkskrant) 的驻华记者汉斯.牟乐曼主持本次活动。
嘉宾简介：
约翰.考美林：
荷兰馆设计者约翰.考美林是一个非同寻常的建筑大师和艺术家。他的设计作品和在公众场合的衣着打扮当中处处都体现了他对于事物和人类世界的敏锐观察和独特的幽默感。和他本人和他的作品接触过的大部分人都会被他的观察世界角度所打动，留给自己一个会心的微笑。
考美林目前正在着手策划的项目包括，”温泉”项目，即在日本松山城悬挂了一个高达25米的巨型地图，来参加大地之艺术祭（2003）的游客可以尝试攀登。在多伦多，他又策划了一个”轮胎上的驾驶”项目，引起了广泛关注。在荷兰提尔堡进入城区的主要交通路口，他设计了”滚动的房屋”。2005年，考美林设计了位于鹿特丹的波伊曼•凡•布宁根博物馆的入口以及位于安特卫普省的雕塑博物馆的入口。2006年，考美林又设计了位于爱因霍芬的范纳贝博物馆。
更多有关建筑师约翰.考美林的中文介绍：
http://www.holland-expo2010.cn/dutch-pavilion/architect-john-koermeling
想更多地了解2010世博荷兰馆，请登录：
http://www.holland-expo2010.com
汉斯.牟乐曼:
汉斯.牟乐曼是荷兰的最主要报纸之一《人民报》(de Volkskrant) 的驻华首席记者和专利作家。 他自2004年以来一直居住和生活在上海。在此之前，他是《人民报》驻南非约翰内斯堡的首席记者和阿姆斯特丹的经济专栏作家。他的专栏（荷兰语）链接为 http://www.vkblog.nl/blog/67038/China_Calling
关于三术沙龙:
三术沙龙由独立艺术管理顾问刘妍与新媒体艺术家阿角（www.we-need-money-not-art.com)共同组建。自从2007年四月起，这个双人团队就开始在上海组织以不同背景和专业创意人员和学生为对象的跨界讨论活动，为的是能够在未来建立一个跨艺术、设计、学术以及新媒体技术领域的非营利型独立研究开发机构，结合城市中艺术，教育，社会，文化，经济和政治的发展来进行相关新媒体技术的研发与实验。 一年之后，三术沙龙所涉及的内容已经远远超越于新媒体技术与艺术本身，它已经开始更广泛地关注更深远意义上的知识共享、开放式创新与创意社区的建立。从今年七月起所有三术沙龙活动在“新单位”联合办公空间举行。
如有兴趣了解三术沙龙曾举办过的活动，请访问我们的网上档案：
http://xindanwei.com
http://www.we-need-money-not-art.com/archives/tag/3s-reunion
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