2009-2010 Drifting Bottles with Dream
Photographers, directors, collectors and artists born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s gather at Image Tunnel, the “Smallest Cinema in Shanghai” to share their crystal memory.
The Drifting Bottles find their owners on the left bank of Suzhou Creek and the new saga starts!
Maybe you’ll not only be a witness…
Thus speaks Image Tunnel
The memory shinning, like pearls and shells Suzhou Creek winding around Shanghai, like a lace All have changed a lot But the photographers kept dreamlike images of Shanghai And sealed the city’s memory in crystals Shells and crystals, they are the key to memory Opening the Image Tunnel Drifting Bottle We find A Dream of Shanghai…
Image Tunnel Drifting Bottles 210 The New Voyage; 77 Chinese Valentine’s Day; 19 The Flower Fairy; 9 The Perfume; 616 China’s Movie Industry; 38 The Smallest Cinema in Shanghai; 712 Perfection; 1001 Crystal Memory and Pure Dreams No. 210: Foresight and Confidence 210 stands for 10th Feb. 2007. On that day two drifting bottles full of wishes and dreams were cast into Suzhou Creek, meaning 2-1-0, counting down for Image Tunnel’s new Journey in 2007 and the renaissance of the new local culture. No. 19: Mystery and Miracle 19 stands for Image Tunnel, the No. 19 wooden cabin beside Suzhou Creek, whose owner protected M50 area in 2002 by a miracle, goes on recording the changes of Shanghai and runs the “smallest cinema in Shanghai” to support the young independent directors. No. 77: The Hope Image Tunnel Drifting Bottle becomes the carrier of love. It was on display on 7th Aug, 2008, which happened to be the Chinese Valentine’s Day. Meanwhile, some drifting bottles have found their owners and were brought to China’s Taiwan and abroad like Germany. No. 616: Touch Dream 16th June is the anniversary of China’s movie industry. From 2005 on, Image Tunnel celebrates this day every year. On 16th June 2007, which was the 102’s anniversary, Image Tunnel organized “outdoor cinema” and lighted to candles. The flames are real, but we cannot touch it. So are dreams. But we choose to touch dream, regardless of being burn… The next year, we designed Image Tunnel Star to celebrate this anniversary. No. 9: Romance and Legend On Valentine’s Day 2009, came the new Image Tunnel perfume M19 and W210, which is the start of a new legend. The perfume shoulders the responsibility of promoting China’s local culture.