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In "Le Chat" exhibition,
you could have a peak of human society,
through a cat's eyes



Hauser & Wirth, 901 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 91103



Hauser & Wirth Plan



Bird View



The bird view of the exhibition looks like a cat laying.



Two ways to interact



Starts with the same entrance, end with the same exit.



ENTRANCE: Choose Room



The choose room offers two entrance: the left one is exploring as a "ca-man" in a cat/human reverse society, in another word, "be a cat"; the right one is exploring as a owner of a cat to experience "be with a cat".



DIRECTION NO.1 "Be with a cat"



The right entrance offers a multi-sensory experience to experience accompany by a cat in various scales.



ROOM1.1: PURRING BELLY



Creating a highly sensorial room with hints of "laying on a huge cat" to help reducing visitors' stresses.



ROOM 1.2 CITY ADVENTURES



Creating a fantasy world that cats act as human to allow visitors as a “outsider” to have a peak of varied human society.



ROOM1.3: CAFE AUX CHAT



A cat cafe + library + souvenir shop that allows visitors touching all kinds of cats and make friends with other cat lovers. Also, it attracts passengers.



DIRECTION NO.2: "BE A CAT"



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ROOM 2.1 JUNGLE RULES



Instantly making visitors be in the situation of “wild cats” - relatively weak, walk & search food by oneself. Visitors can reflect the room with themselves struggling in the modern society.



ROOM 2.1 JUNGLE RULES



Instantly making visitors be in the situation of “wild cats” - relatively weak, walk & search food by oneself. Visitors can reflect the room with themselves struggling in the modern society.



ROOM2.2 CAT SOCIETY: A BOX FOR US, A HOME FOR US



We human beings live in our own "box", just as our cats.

This cut-away dome with multiple rooms allows visitors as a domestic cat to listen to / experience various stories, lives and issues of different individuals who also lives in the urban city.



ROOM 2.2: LEFT SIDE OF THE DOME - People in 1930s



The left side of the dome talks about society in 1930s.



ROOM 2.2 LEFT SIDE VS RIGHT SIDE: 1930S VS MODERN



Compared to 1930s, Cat society in modern time allows more freedom and more individualism, just like human society. People have multi-layers of social identities rather than being set on one single social identity.



ROOM 2.2 CAT SOCIETY OF L.A. in 1930s



I selected eight microcosm of the times of 1930s in Los Angeles: <Modern Times>; Racial Segregation; First Hollywood Chinese star Anna May Wang; United Artist Theatre; Family gathering next to a home stereo; Drive-in theatres and of course, so-cal beach as always.



ROOM 2.4/1.3 CAFE AUX CHAT



The welcoming cat cafe which leads to the exit, is a open and welcoming cat cafe/library allowing cat lovers from different generations to connect and share the experience.



CONSTRUCTION DRAWING A 1.0



Ground Level



CONSTRUCTION DRAWING A1.1



10 FEET HEIGHT



CONSTRUCTION DRAWING A3.0



Section Drawing



CONSTRUCTION DRAWING A4.0



Detail Drawing



model pictures







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