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:
