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What kind of peace can be discussed in the disorderly and crazy RAVE freedom party? I wore the Senior high school school uniform, which symbolizes the rules, and went to the RAVE freedom party, which I had never participated in before, with presuppositions and prejudices. Before I set out, I imagined that I might not be allowed in, that I might be looked at in a different light, that I might... but nothing happened. The party eliminates the boundaries of people's various social attributes. People of different classes and sources indulge themselves in powerful beats, crowded dance floors and dim and colorful lights, breaking away from reality and immersing themselves in the spiritual world, challenging the traditional order with noise, entertainment and dance. John Lennon imagined all human beings in a peaceful world living for today; sharing the world together; living in peace and tranquility; all realized in the RAVE Freedom Party.
Beijing, the political and cultural heart of China, has experienced decades of rapid economic growth. Now the pace is slowing down, and the pressures and burdens of modern life are increasing. In Beijing's crowded subway, people dressed in monotonous black and white dust, no one to talk to, just tired of staring at the phone, surrounded by a depressing atmosphere. Beijing, regarded by many as a city with a low happiness index, is a more suitable place to study rather than live. So, Beijing night, people's entertainment is how?
By chance, I met a pure RAVE party place. When I first arrived here, I was deeply shocked: there was a warm and free atmosphere, full of energetic interaction, people gathered together, enjoying the chest resonance brought by electronic music, dancing to the rhythm of the music, releasing the backlog of pressure. That night, time, space, and self seemed to disappear. I thought to myself: This is Beijing, a very different Beijing!
This experience prompted me to start a design project: an encyclopedia of Rave parties. With the deepening of the research, I understand that Rave culture has a long history of development, and gave birth to the Rave spirit PLUR:Peace (peace), Love (love), Unity (unity), Respect (respect). I wanted to look at the party from an unconventional perspective, a very different identity. I played an extreme character that is almost impossible to appear in a party-a high school student. Before I set off, I expected that I might be turned away and looked at in a strange way, but in fact, everything was beyond my expectation. I went there many times freely. People in the party not only did not reject my record, but also interacted with me in a friendly way.
My presupposition was broken, and I came to a conclusion: this is a kind of freedom, a kind of peace. The party blurs the boundaries of people's social attributes. People from different classes and backgrounds, wearing a variety of clothes with different styles and colors, release themselves in underground activities, under strong beats, crowded dance floors, and dim and colorful lights, temporarily escape from reality, immerse themselves in the spiritual world, and challenge the traditional order on the ground with music, entertainment and dance. My design explores the collision of foreign Rave culture and Chinese culture, providing a window to break stereotypes for the public. Is the nightlife culture necessarily unclean? Are the participants necessarily "bad guys" in the traditional sense? Everyone is an independent individual, and the way of relaxation is not good or bad, but just a choice. After finishing this book, I displayed the inside pages of the book on the wall of the party venue, attracting people to read the book under the light, which was loved by Rave culture lovers. The value of design is to integrate culture into society. In China, Rave culture is called subculture, which seems to be out of place, but they are necessarily part of social value. While running for life, everyone can find their own way of relaxation and pursue the minority culture they like without disturbing the order. This is the embodiment of peace of a group, a country and an era.
Curious, brave, fond of sociology and anthropology, enjoy the uncertainty of challenging the comfort zone, and strive to bridge the gap between cognition and practice.
