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Fang Cui

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Uiniversal Hukou System

Hukou system is a system used to register households in China. The system means that workers who migrate
from rural areas may not receive social security benefits in urban areas. Urban imaginaries emancipating “floaters”
from the imprisonment of old Hukou system in which “floaters” can enjoy the pleasure under the shelter of a
new identity. Behind Universal Hukou System is a world for “floaters” to inhabit in – in which they can sleep, eat,
play and socialize apart from their working hours. Dancing to the music of “Memoir of a Geisha”, the self-awakening
of new identity, the transition from docility to resistance, the resuscitation from feebleness to strength are
expressed with intense emotions.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Beijing, CN
My Role: Individual Project