STORY9儿童读物
——陈栋帆城市公共艺术项目
第一章抬头见喜童言无忌
地点：杭州图书馆-儿童借阅室
开幕式：2013.6.1 15:00 六一儿童节
项目时间：2013.6.1 —8.31
艺术家：陈栋帆
策展人：Elizabeth Vermeer (法国)
徐益英（中国）
主办：杭州图书馆
清影当代艺术空间
项目支持：【江南布衣】JNBY / jnby by JNBY
视觉：非白工作室
媒体支持：上海日报
浙江在线杭州频道
杭州电视台生活频道《i尚生活》
现代传播
STORY9 儿童读物
- What ？
”儿童读物“是一本书，每个篇章寄托了艺术家的美好愿望，是需要你我共同参与、阅读才会发生的艺术。
”儿童读物“不止是一本书，每个章节发生在城市不同的公共生活空间里，有图书馆、学校、商店和医院等，是一个计划持续近半年的公共艺术项目，一个发生在我们生活里的日常行为。
- Why ？
希望能够温暖人的心，多一些沟通，为生活增加些色彩和趣味，与大家共同为这个城市做点力所能及的事情。
为生活添一份惊喜，多一些思考，加一点浪漫。
第一章抬头见喜，童言无忌
杭州图书馆是儿童读物的第一篇章，项目时间为三个月，是一个现在进行时态的项目，期间会发生艺术展览、专题讲座、互动交流、问卷调查、主题活动等内容，详情可见当月的活动资料。
“像我们这样生长在都市文化中的人,总是先看见海的图画,后看见海;先读到爱情小说,后知道爱;我们对于⽣活的体验往往是第二轮的,借助于人为的戏剧,因此在生活与生活的戏剧化之间很难划界。”
——摘自张爱玲《童言无忌》
抬头见喜指的是不一样的观看方式，童言无忌是说进入阅读的方法。
图书馆的属性和功能，与空间里人的日常行为，构建了阅览室里正在发生的事情。我希望借助散落在空间里的片段、画面和只言片语，以及持续推进的活动，能够较容易的体验到张爱玲所言的“第二轮”，或许相反。
孩子有天马行空想象的自由，观众有选择阅读的权利，我们需要做一些让大脑在自由联想中散步、放松的练习。
一个充满想象⼒、有趣、孩子喜欢的地方；
一个能够让人发呆、思索和良久回味的场所；
一个不断⽣长、使人乐于驻足的空间。
Story 9 Children’s Books
——Public Art Project byChen Dongfan
Thefirst chapter: Things are Looking Up
Words from the Mouths of Babes
Address:Children’s Reading Room, Hangzhou Public Library
Openingceremony: 3pm, June.1st, 2013. (The Children’s Day)
Duringtime: Jun.1st-Aug.31st, 2013
Artist:Chen Dongfan
Curators：ElizabethVermeer (France)Inna Xu(China)
Organizer:Hangzhou Public Library,
Inna Contemporary Art Space
Sponsor: JNBY
Graphicdesign: Transwhite Studio
Story 9 Children’s Books
-What？
“Children’sBook” is a book, in which every chapter carries beautiful wishes from artist.It is the art that only happens when everybody participates, or say, reads.
“Children’sBook” is more than a book, in which every chapter takes place at differentpublic spaces in the city, such as library, school, store and hospital. It is apublic art project that lasts for nearly six months, and is also a dailybehavior that happens in our life.
-Why ？
Theproject is expected to warm people. More communication creates more colors andinterests for life, and the artist hopes to do more good to the city with othercitizens.
Toadd more surprise, thought, and romance to life.
Thefirst chapter： Thingsare Looking Up
Words fromthe Mouths of Babes
Thefirst chapter of “Children’s Books” takes place at Hangzhou Public Library, andlasts for three months, during which exhibitions, lectures, communications, questionnairesand theme activities will be held. Details can be seen at brochures of eachmonth.
“Peoplewho have grown up in the culture of the city always see pictures of the seabefore they see the sea; they read of love in romance novels and only later dothey know love. Our experience is quite often second-hand, borrowed fromartificial theatricals, and as a result the line between life and itsdramatization becomes difficult to draw.” – from “ Words from the Mouths ofBabes” by Eileen Chung.
“Thingsare looking up” is a unique way of looking, and “from the Mouths of Babes” is away of reading (The phases are in the lead of“From the Mouths of Babes”) . Thenature and function of library, coupled with behaviors of people in this space,construct the things happening there. I hope, by using those sections, scenes,and words scattered in the space, to understand the “second-hand experience”described by Eileen Chung, perhaps, vise versa.
Childrenhas unconstrained freedom, while audiences have their rights to select theirreading, and we need to take some exercises to have our brains relax and walkin unconstrained imagination.
Aplace where is full of imagination, interesting and kids like; a spot wherepeople can stare blankly, think and recall the past; a space that always growsand hence a place where people like to stay.
