Hopscotch

September 28th - October 27th @ Bonian Space, Bejing China

Alexander Appleby, Josiah Ellner, Atticus Gordon, Lily Hargreaves, Johannes Herrmann, Hyperweirdkids (Laura Klunter & Mario Mertgen), Helen Kincaid, Yulia losilzon, Paula Parole, William Schaeuble, Emeli Theander, Jonathan Tignor.

Curated by Gao Yumeng

“Hopscotch” draws inspiration from the novel of the same name by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar. At the beginning, Cortázar provides a nonlinear chapter reading guide, breaking the traditional closed structure of novels, by which encourages proactive and creative readers to immerse themselves in the infinite fluidity of reading, thereby keeping the theme in a perpetual state of becoming.

The goal of ”Hopscotch“ is to reach ”heaven,“ the topmost square, by hopping on one foot. Freedom of movement, playfulness, chance, alternation, obliqueness, and path are the words that, according to Julio Cortázar, define the experience of life in the search for self-integration and his being. This metonymic action also resonates with individual life experiences in postmodern society, characterized by fluidity and uncertainty in identity, relationships, and values.