Former Haunts 故地重游

(2024)

Former Haunts is a publication made by the community created during my residency in Dongfeng Committee, Ronggui, Shunde. This project emerged from the Urban Archaeology workshop, which I ‘recruit’ 17 local participants to form an urban archaeological team. The workshop explored how remnants of an obscure past could be reimagined to craft a new narrative for the community by applying ‘Microscratch archaeology’. Participants ventured through Dongfeng's alleys to create rubbings of historical marks they encountered. Through imaginative engagement with these traces, the group developed fictional poetry inspired by their findings. The publication is a creative collection of these collaborative outcomes, preserving and celebrating the hidden past of the city.

Contributors: Wu Zhirui, Tan Huimin, Liang Manlin, Yang Mengxi, Lin Zhonghua, Gu Qihui, Li Miti, Ye Yunqi, Liang Leran, Zhang Xiuwen, Liang Kaiqi, Luo Bihua, He Jianlang, He Qingxu, Wu Yuming, Luo Huijia, Luo Mingkai
Graphic design: Johann Spindler


“相遇并非偶然，短暂的相遇可以促进社区感和归属感，从而产生熟悉。”

17名来自社区及其他地方的成员组成了城市考古队，沿着不同的共享路线寻找居民痕迹并拓印记录，并通过写作作为既往事件空白的补充。本册汇编了这些来自社区的创作成果，展示了社区如何通过创造性参与与容桂不可见的历史对话。由此产生的图像与本文确实讲述了关系和依恋——它们是我们在短时间之内与共同的社区建立和加强的纽带的记录。

图/文贡献者：吴至睿、谭惠敏、梁漫琳、杨萌熙、林中华、古奇卉、李觅瑅、叶韵琦、梁乐然、张秀文、梁凯淇、罗碧华、何建朗、何沁栩、吴宇明、罗慧嘉、罗铭楷
平面设计：Johann Spindler