Kleines Glück das Brettspiel Haus
幸运棋牌室
《幸运棋牌室》是一个生长中的调研小基地，也是一个收留下班、下课、加班人士的社区活动室。以改编社区实践桌游为契机，一边在古城四处带玩，一边进行在地研究与实践。
因事而来，因人而事：在这三个月里，我们通过开荒，发现了古城物流、加工体系中的各种奥秘，正是借助这些高效互联的网络，棋牌室才得以逐步长成。他们是：手握古城工人人才黄页的五金店店主，用一瓶矿泉水借到了切割版的周师傅，字在古城的汪师傅（汪师傅每周末都在书院广场写字，古城的大部分餐饮店里都挂着他的字，在帮写了招牌之后，汪师傅每周六都在找我们店），运营驾校还有古城6000人微信大群的物流老板，还有冬天卖特产夏天装空调的古城孩子王…
从棋牌室到别样的社区空间：棋牌室大多数时间是一个迷你调研基地，许多玩过游戏的玩家变成了我们的调研志愿者，同时，我们也邀请了许多不同专业背景的嘉宾，开展了桌游直播与共创工作坊。逐渐的，这个常常下午才开门，营业到深夜的空间，变成了一个社区歇脚点、八卦中心和联合办公室。多了些下班不想直接回家的公寓青年，在棋牌室写幼儿园大班作业的皓皓，一旁看热闹的小朋友，和等待他们的妈妈。正如所有的棋牌室一样，在这些日常空间发生的小事中，充满了故事。最后这些城市空间的地理记录和故事也转化成了南头古城的在地桌游：九街B面。
南头古城万科国际青年艺术平台Yav委任作品//调研及艺术行动，桌游，探索游戏//地点：深圳南头古城//时间: 2021- 2022//平面设计：Kiki Cai
Kleines Glück, das Brettspiel Haus serves as a growing research hub and community space that welcomes encounters at all times of day. By using engaging with board games as a starting point, it facilitates local research and practice while engaging participants throughout Nantou Old Town 南头古城(also known as Jiujie街 ), the historical and inhabited center of Shenzhen City. Thanks to the efficient and interconnected networks, various intricacies within the old town’s logistics and processing systems were enabled to connected to Brettspiel Haus promptly and efficiently.
Key contributors included a hardware store owner with a comprehensive directory of local workers, Master Zhou who lent us a cutting board in exchange for a bottle of mineral water, and Master Wang, whose calligraphy is prominently displayed in many local eateries and who visited our shop every Saturday after helping with signage. Additionally, a logistics operator, who manages both a driving school and a large WeChat group of 6,000 members, and a local entrepreneur known for selling specialty products in winter and installing air conditioners in summer, played vital roles.
As Kleines Glück, das Brettspiel Haus evolved, it transitioned from a game room into a vibrant community hub. Many who played the game became research volunteers, and we invited guests from diverse professional backgrounds to participate in board game live streams and co-creation workshops. Gradually, this space -which often opened in the afternoon and stayed open until late at night- transformed into a community rest spot, gossip center, and shared office. It became a place for young professionals who did not want to return home immediately after work, children like Haohao doing kindergarten homework, onlookers, and waiting mothers. Unlike any conventional entertainment space, it became a place filled with stories and everyday interactions. Ultimately, these geographical records and stories of the urban space were transformed into a local board game representing Nantou Old Town: The B Side of Jiujie 九街B面.
Commissioned work by YAV//Type: Art Residency, Board Game,Social Design// Location: Nantou Old Town Shenzhen, CN // Duration: Oct. 2021 - Jan. 2022 //Graphic Design: Yunqi Kiki Cai
