One
2008
60 á 75 x
The project was launched at the Super
Structures’ closing event where 60 large self-inking stamps were
offered free to take from a cardboard box placed under a crudely hand painted
wall text, reading in Vietnamese: Bạn không thích được vậy sao?, meaning: Wouldn’t you like to be one?. The red imprints appearing from the stamps
outline a simple unisex figure; its level of abstraction slightly resembling
that of corporate logos or icons.
A sheet of paper on the box containing
the stamps states a short instruction: “Please take a stamp. Make imprints
wherever you go around in
The graphic
symbol can signify a group belonging and an adherence or opposition to
authority or a certain set of values. As used in both private and public
spheres, the sign (as logo or icon) may in some cases detach from its initial
context and representation, creating new substructures, and obtaining a life of
its own.
Stamps serve
to verify the authorisation of documents such as certificates and permissions
by identifying the institution. Hence, a stamp-imprint may simultaneously
signify and empower its own domain.
Click to see project as presented in the Super Structures’ catalogue:
