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jun zhang


Main project
Blubber Town
Cavern of Saline Genesis
urine vita
witte goud
nomadic washerwomen
respiration
speculation for a drifting garden
recyclers
sound cave
plug-in
∞-tiles
∞-mortise and tenon
column is the shape of a hole
relic


Site-specific project
1 1/2 house
1.2km gravitational field
distance
Mark


Blubber Town



<Blubber Town> delves into the centuries-long Dutch and Western whaling history, the legendary Arctic metropolis of “Blubber Town” that emerged from whaling colonisation, and whale-related folklore both within the Netherlands and globally.

Yet before whales became commodities in a global economy, they were revered as mystical beings, inspiring folklore, beliefs, and myths across various cultures. However, since the 17th century, these pluralistic knowledge systems have been increasingly marginalized amidst the global expansion of colonialism and the rise of capitalist modernity, subsequently excluded from the Western-centric frameworks of dominant epistemologies.

Drawing inspiration from these marginalized narratives and knowledge, the project seeks to reimagine the narrative of Blubber Town from the perspectives of decolonizing nature and envisioning ecological futures.