Yours, 2025
Deng Yufeng
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The artist leads participants on a “smuggled journey” through the city of Beijing at night. On the roof of a cargo truck are a dozen small openings. Participants sit inside the enclosed cargo compartment, where light and oxygen filter in through the holes. In this confined space, they “eavesdrop” on the city’s noise—an experience that feels both voyeuristic and poetic—as they are “smuggled” through the city like cargo.
How to Participate: Participants must register in advance. The journey takes place once a week (or more frequently depending on demand). Each session includes a group of ten people. The artist acts as a guide, leading the group through a pre-determined route at a specific time and location. The cost is tentatively set at 100 RMB per person per ride. All fees go toward compensating the truck driver and covering the regular operation of the art project.。
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About the Artist
In 2025, after the pandemic, China and the United States continue their trade war. The global order remains chaotic, leading to a sluggish economy across various industries in China.
Citizen Novel or A Glimpse is a project initiated by artist Deng Yufeng, who decided to support a truck driver facing increasing difficulties living in Beijing. Together, they devised a way to transform the truck into an art-driven, profit-generating venture.
After consultation with the driver, they modified the truck so that, in addition to transporting goods as usual, it could also—on a weekly or monthly basis—transport “people” as a new source of income.
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