City of Collective Ideals 我的理想城

(2024)

In this participatory workshop, City of Collective Ideals, participants were invited to explore creativity and social dynamics by envisioning a shared urban space. Using mosaic tiles—a fleeting but iconic building material from Southern China’s industrial era—participants reflected on the relationship between urban spaces and their inhabitants. Due to the region's humid climate, these tiles are often found scattered around homes, and they became the key material for the creative process.

Structured like a board game, participants adopted roles such as traveler, mayor, resident, or shop owner. Together, they built their ideal city, with each tile color representing different land uses. Through this collaborative exercise, they explored how various role combinations shaped urban landscapes. In some cases, an anti-commercial city emerged when the mayor and resident united against capitalist forces, while in others, shared visions resulted in highly developed cities.

The work collaborated by participants has become a permanent installation in one of the small “park” within Dongfeng Committee in Ronggui, Shunde—one of the few public spaces not overtaken by parking or tourism. This installation provides an extra activity for locals in comparing difference of different works, fostering a moment of leisure amidst the urban alleys of this special area.

Photos: Film Maker Centre.



“欢乐有时被视为一种流动的关系带来和平的生活，有时被视为一种摩擦为社区的界限提供了另一种选择。”

《我们的理想城》是基于顺德容桂东风社区的城市形态研究而发展出的社区互动性以小组为基础的创作性游戏——游戏规则基于活跃于东风社区的群体及公共空间现象设计而成。该活动通过协作式绘图会议促进居民与地方的互动——就像在一起绘画的过程中，他们通过马赛克瓷砖描绘出他们共同的世界，而他们的作品成为相遇的记录。

摄影：梅卡媒体创作中心