Trading the Intangible
Before we start:
The ready-made has propelled modern art into a new trajectory, opening a fresh door for contemporary artistic experiences, where concepts prevail and interchange in today’s artistic landscape. While once limited to color, texture, and positioning, contemporary art appreciation extends beyond these elements to encompass deeper concepts and nuanced interpretations. In this evolving realm, we now shift our focus to the commercial sphere and ponder: Is it possible to trade the intangible in a world saturated with physical products and goods?
This assignment challenges conventional notions and embraces the abstract in the digital age. Utilize your imagination to devise an immaterial product and present it into the competitive trade market.
Steps:
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This is a sample done by one of the student.
https://weibo.com/7525662344/4973496164419238
This is an another sample credited to my friend Jingmin. It is a draft of idea.
1. Product: Design-related
2. Platform: Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) / Xianyu (Idle Fish)
3. Promoting on WeChat Official Account and Moments, Xiaohongshu, and Weibo. Regularly sharing works to attract attention. Pricing depends on the production duration and complexity.
4. Payment is usually done online through Alipay or WeChat.
Product: Political standpoint
Platform: X / Weibo
Prices: Half a million or one of your family members
Transportation: Internet
Photo: Your selfie
Aesthetic: Brutalism
1.
Product:
An awkward memory
It’s a memory you don’t want to tell your friends about anyway.
2.
Platform:
Online Second-hand Trading Platforms:
Ebay, Mercari, Yahoo!Auction, Xianyu etc.
3.
Describe your own awkward memories, and all those who feel empathy because of it, or laugh because of it, can choose to donate it.
Prices: Cheaper pricing is ideal—1£ (?)
4.
Promoting:
Share your awkward memories on a completely anonymous SNS
It’s a chance for you to tell about it, and maybe it will allow you to face the memory better, free up the stress of remembering it every time, have a laugh with people you don’t know, and get some small bounty.
https://b23.tv/FXpoUkt
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1. Product: Use photos to show a memory
2. Platform: Ebay/ Xianyu
3. Price: 5 💷
4. Post your photos and I’ll write a story about them. Finally, it is presented in the form of video or e-zine.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314997066192?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=swxztlqctps&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=swxztlqctps&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Product：
Motional value
(triggered by a specific event or cause）
Once an emotional value is sold, the seller will be responsible for the buyer’s emotions within a certain period of time and provide corresponding solutions, soothing actions, etc.
Platform：
online
Official website/Weibo
Price：
💷100/per
promotion channels：
social media like YouTube, Weibo
1.Product: Companion
(When you feel depressed and anxious and need to confide in a stranger)
2.Platform: Red book and other online platforms can be seen.
(not provide offline platforms, this accompanying behavior is online behavior)
3.Price: Depending on the difficulty, the need for companionship starts at 50 pounds.
4.Facilitate: Release their own pressure and emotions can also share happiness with each other and feel the warmth of company.
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Product: Plant intelligence
Platform: eBay
Details:
/// Price: 1GBP
/// Transportation: Brainwaves + Feeling
/// Description: Plants are different from humans in that humans may be in danger of losing their lives if they are missing an organ. But plants are constantly repeating complete wholes that may still be alive with any part missing, and they can still scream where humans can’t hear them. By purchasing plant intelligence, you can have a completely different timeline and freedom from ordinary people and enjoy life in another dimension.
Product: My reflection
Platform: eBay
Price: Auction starting from £0.01
Transportation: A copy of my reflection will become yours to own through sharing a digital file.
Photo of Product: Photo will not be shared of my reflection until the end of the auction.
Listing: For Sale: one (1) reflection of me (Samantha MacAulay). This reflection contains: a manifestation of my soul, thoughts, ideas, my very essence. Upon purchase of my reflection, you may do with it as your desire. You may even trade it, if you wish.
[I can’t make a physical listing on eBay, otherwise I’ll be in violation of their terms and conditions].
Tips for traveling Japan (based on my experience)
– For who: In P2P for people who want to travel Japan
– Price: 1 GBP
– Means of trade: I can provide some tips that are not appeared in travel magazines or websites that usually are managed by people who are not from Japan
– Description: you can find (- some useful Japanese phrases (- hidden beautiful places (- attitude tips
– Advertising: use some Social Media such as Instagram and Twitter (X)