Barry's TV Cabinet

RESEARCH BACKGROUND This creative work participates in 'Object Therapy', a collaborative project between Hotel Hotel, UNSW Art & Design and ANU School of Art and Design. Object Therapy explores creative transformations and notions of value and repair. The project asked members of the public to submit objects for 'therapy' - 30 objects were submitted. These objects were then given to prominent Australian and international artists and designers for 'repair'. I was given Barry's 1970's colour TV which I transformed into a localised TV transmitter, broadcasting Australian TV programs and commercials from 1977. This object was exhibited alongside other repaired objects at Hotel Hotel and in a national touring exhibition. RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION The research continues my involvement in the remaking and repair of consumer goods - previous works include IKEA Recovery Workshop (2012), the Repair Workshops (2011) and iPod Social Outreach Program (2006). In remaking Barry's TV as a transmitter the project engages with a nostalgic dimension to object ownership exploring how this immaterial dimension is grounded in material specificities linked to intimate user experiences. RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE The project received significant press coverage from online design blogs, the international AJ+ online and ABC television and radio. The project was the topic of a public panel discussion at UNSW. Object Therapy is supported by Arts NSW, the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian State and Territory Governments and Visions of Australia Funding, a Federal Government initiative. The exhibition is touring nationally appearing at the Australian Design Centre, Design Tasmania, South Australian School of Art, and numerous regional galleries.

研究背景
本创作参与了「物品疗愈（Object Therapy）」项目，该项目由Hotel Hotel、新南威尔士大学艺术与设计学院（UNSW Art & Design）与澳大利亚国立大学艺术与设计学院（ANU School of Art and Design）联合发起。物品疗愈项目聚焦于创造性转化，以及价值与修复的理念。该项目面向公众征集可供「疗愈」的物品，最终共收到30件投稿。随后这些物品被交由澳大利亚及国际知名艺术家与设计师进行「修复」创作。我获分配的是一件巴里（Barry）的1970年代彩色电视机，我将其改造为一台本地化电视信号发射器，播放1977年的澳大利亚电视节目与商业广告。该作品与其他修复创作的物品一同在Hotel Hotel及全国巡展中展出。

研究贡献
本研究延续了我此前对消费品再造与修复的创作实践——过往作品包括2012年的「宜家复原工作坊（IKEA Recovery Workshop）」、2011年的「修复工作坊」以及2006年的「iPod社会推广项目（iPod Social Outreach Program）」。在将巴里的电视机改造为信号发射器的过程中，本项目探讨了物品所有权中的怀旧维度，探究这一非物质维度如何扎根于与个体亲密使用体验相关的物质特性之中。

研究意义
该项目获得了众多媒体的广泛报道，包括在线设计博客、国际AJ+在线平台以及澳大利亚广播公司（ABC）的电视与广播节目。本项目还成为新南威尔士大学一场公开专题研讨会的讨论主题。物品疗愈项目得到了新南威尔士州艺术委员会（Arts NSW）、澳大利亚各州及领地政府发起的「视觉艺术与手工艺战略（Visual Arts and Craft Strategy）」，以及澳大利亚联邦政府发起的「澳大利亚愿景资助计划（Visions of Australia Funding）」的支持。本次巡展已在澳大利亚设计中心、塔斯马尼亚设计中心、南澳艺术学院及众多地区性美术馆开展。