Cosmicomics Toyscape
[What if the Universe is your playscape? Fishes chasing each other along the trajectory of Solar System, causing the waves to splash and push the wooden boat up to the moon; the Marble of Fate jumps into the time machine, but is later being shot to light years away... The spinning wheels has lightened up the Milky Way, where within the Black Hole, hidden color trees can be discovered. It is in one of these color trees where we find QFWFQ, who has been awakened and said, " Hello kids, welcome to the Universe."] [ 如果宇宙是一座游乐场： 鱼儿在太阳系轨迹上追逐， 溅起的水浪把木船送上月球；命运的弹珠跳进时光机，不小心被发射到一光年外。。。车轮转了一圈点亮了银河系，遥远的黑洞偷偷藏着七彩树。树洞里 QFWFQ 刚睡醒。“咦，孩子你是谁？” 他问。] / /
Cosmicomics Toyscape is an artwork comprising a series of toys inspired from the literature ‘Cosmicomics’ by Italo Calvino. Cosmicomics is a fictional novel which tells enchanting stories about the universe that derives imagination with scientific facts and phenomenon’s in cosmology. The intention of the toys is inspire possibility and provide an exciting introduction to science from common interpretations of the text book. The toys would not only convey stories from 'Cosmicomics' but it would also convey scientific concepts such as movement, probability and color formation in a manner that can be enjoyable and appreciated by a younger audience. This project consists of collective works from 16 enthusiastic designers in groups to produce 6 life size toys, based and extracted from 6 different stories from 'Cosmicomics' . Drawing inspiration from the story they will envision and create toys that will be interactive and relatable for children, bridging factual concepts and the narrative of 'Cosmicomics'.
Our participant has come up with 6 interactive toy based and extracted from these 6 different stories from <Cosmicomics> :
01. The Distance of the Moon 03. A Sign in Space 05. Without Colours 06. Games without ends 08. How much shall we bet? 11. The light years
(story text link : http://readbooku.wixsite.com/booku/single-post/2016/08/05/Cosmicomic-Italo-Calvino)
<宇宙連環圖> 童玩再創作坊 启发自意大利作家伊达罗.卡尔维诺的一本著作 <宇宙连环图>；這本著作由12則短故事組成，藉由12個宇宙科學原理，而延伸出一篇篇精彩的故事。一系列的<宇宙連環圖>玩具是从這12则宇宙童话故事中，抽取其中6则进行内容改编，并邀请6组玩具匠人，2位插画家，3位说书人，一同参与”再创作”。跳脱文字的单向信息传递，通过六组互动式大型玩具"触碰"科学; 通过漫画图”看见”故事; 通过说故事环节”听见”宇宙。
以下 6 則 <宇周連環圖> 的故事為這次"童玩再創作"的靈感來源:
01. 月亮的距離
03. 空間的標誌
05. 無色的世界
06. 未完的遊戲
08. 打賭
11. 光年
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TOY X RECREATION "What is toy? Are toys only for kids?" We ask, and were asked by this question throughout the 3-months of toy-making process. No clear answers were given, but if the question makes you re-think, it's worth asking. With various thoughts swimming around in mind, with each line sketched on papers, with every cut etched on wooden surfaces, with every failure and retry, and going through this process back and forth...aren't all these similar with "playing a toy"? Thus, this "toy" is for everyone who never loose their inner-child.
”什么是玩具？玩具只能给小孩子玩吗？“这是长达3个月的创作过程中，不断被提及的问题。没有答案，却因为有了议论而有了思考。脱离工厂的量产和社会的物质化，我们决定以原始的木工重新配件，在纸上画的每一笔就是木工房的每一刀。毫无经验毫无参考手册，错了只能重新实验，这不就像在”玩玩具“吗？于是这个玩具，献给每个有童真的你：小孩子，大孩子，老孩子。
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EXHIBITION
Date: 28th July 2017 - 26th August 2017
Venue: 22 Ground Floor, The Whiteaways Arcade, Penang
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WORKSHOPS
6th August 2017 (Sunday)
10am-1pm Little Creator Workshop | Drawing with device 3pm-5pm Toy-Story Telling 13th August 2017 (Sunday)
10am - 1pm Little Creator Workshop | Colour & Without Colour : Cynotype Workshop
3pm-5pm Toy-Story Telling
20th August 2017 (Sunday)
10am - 1pm Little Creator Workshop | Wooden Toy Making
3pm-5pm Toy-Story Telling
Further information please refer to our Facebook event page update!
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CURATED BY
BOOKU, originally formed as a book club has been committed to the exchange of knowledge within a multidisciplinary community. We have been dedicated to promote readership whilst facilitating and showcasing literature through exhibition, movie screening, discourse and education.
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SPECIAL THANKS
Sponsored by Georgetown Festival
Miniature toy equipment & space by SITEC Maker Studio
Laser cut class by Ms.Huda (Arus Academy)
Toy making equipment & space by UCSI SABE Makelab
Video documentation by Art Almari
“without color” fabrication assistance by Pebblereka
Woodwork machinery by Hung workshop
Special thanks to weiping & tatsing
“How much shall we bet” volunteers: Abby Foo, Alex Lee, Esther Chia, Kerry Tan
“Distance of the moon” volunteers: Leviss, Wei Xing, Jac, Tiek Chia, hueimiin
lejen press, cite城邦阅读花园, await cafe, little giraffe book club, wild sheep chase cafe,
