Creation Process – CHAT Spun Dragon Dance Crew Tee I started manhole printing on T-shirts in Berlin in 2011. At first I sold postcards of prints on the street. At that time there was a manhole cover that attracted to me, so I thought of printing it
directly on T-shirts.
Manholes have various patterns in different countries and regions. Some reflect the character of the place while other designs tell local stories. It’s an object that’s all around us that we
rarely notice, but if used well it can be a very meaningful object to play with. When it is hand-
printed, each one is unique.
At first I just tried to print, without a particular purpose. Later on when I dried the printed
T-shirts, people asked the price, so selling them began naturally. It was a very successful
business, sometimes I could sell more than 70 T-shirts a day. So I always check for manholes wherever I am walking on the street. It’s also a good way for me to observe different cities.
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