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Washing Cup

洗杯

自由之席@無用生活 2023

Laichankee studio attempts to contemplate the essence of tea art from the perspective of the general public.

 

Before partaking in tea at teahouses, everyone engages in the act of cleansing tableware. These actions have become routine, and even though the utensils are already clean, they are regarded as the ceremonial beginning of tea drinking and Dim Sum savoring. Throughout this process, there is an underlying sense of care and respect among friends and family who share the meal.

 

While these actions might lack specific names and are not commonly considered part of the tea art, they are imbued with ritualistic significance and have long been ingrained in our cultural life. Spanning across different generations, they've evolved into an unspoken understanding among tea enthusiasts and a crucial component of Hong Kong-style tea culture. Laichankee hopes to draw inspiration from these subtle life details and create a series of tableware, continually exploring our reflections and creativity towards life.

 

"Washing cups" is the first piece in this series, inspired by the way regular tea drinkers wash their cups in teahouses. By collecting tea sets from teahouses and applying the design concept to vintage bone porcelain cups, the pattern on the tea cups emphasizes the rotational motion during the washing process inside the bowl. This texture can also create a simple animated effect, aiming to respond to tea culture while balancing decoration and playfulness.

 

Useless studio has invited a tea connoisseur, "Poetry of tea" to hold a tea gathering on the day, pairing a corresponding tea for each artist's work and demonstrating the brewing process in real-time. Through the taste of tea, one can experience the interaction between the artists and the tea connoisseur.

 

Laichankee studio - Selected Tea: Yunnan Aged Pu'er

泥塵記試圖以普羅大眾的視角思考茶藝是什麼。

 

在茶樓飲茶之前,大家都會進行一輪清洗餐具的動作。對於這些動作,人們早已習以為常,即使餐具已經很乾淨,大家仍希望將這視為飲茶和品嘗點心的開始儀式。過程中,蘊含著對共同用餐的親朋之間的關懷和尊重。

 

這些步驟雖然沒有專屬的名稱,甚至無人認為這就是茶藝的一環。然而,這些充滿儀式感的動作早已潛藏在我們的生活文化中,跨越不同年代,成為茶客間的默契,也是港式飲茶的重要組成部分。泥塵記希望從這細微的生活細節中獲得靈感,並以此創作一系列餐具,持續探索我們對生活的思考和創造。

 

《洗杯》是這個系列中的第一件作品,靈感來自一般茶客在茶樓洗杯的方法。通過收集茶樓的茶具,再將設計概念應用於舊骨瓷杯上。茶杯上的圖紋強調茶杯在碗中清洗時的轉動動作,這一紋理也能呈現簡單的動畫效果,希望在平衡裝飾與玩味之間回應飲茶文化。

 

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無用生活邀請了茶人- 人在草木 在當日舉辦茶席,分別為每一位藝術家的作品選一款對應的茶,並即席為大家展演沖泡過程,從茶味之中感受藝術家與茶人之互動。

 

泥塵記 - 茶品:雲南熟普洱

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