Creation Process – CHAT Dragon Dance Crew T-Shirt 創作過程⸺CHAT 六廠舞龍團員T恤

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 handprinted, 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.

創作過程⸺CH AT 六廠舞龍團員T恤

我 2011 年在柏林開始渠蓋印刷。初時，我在街上售賣版畫明信片；後來，我在街上看 到一個很特別的渠蓋，我就想把它直接印在 T 恤上。 每個國家或地區的渠蓋都有不同圖案，有些反映當地個性，有些是關於當地的故事。它 在地面上不易被人留意，如果能妥善使用，它會是很有意思的工具。經過人手移印，每 張都是獨一無二的。 第一次印渠蓋，我沒特別因由。後來，在我晾乾 T 恤時，有人問起售價，生意自自然然 就來了。這算是不錯的生意，好的日子我能每日賣出 70 件。就是這個原因，我走到那裡， 都會留意街上的渠蓋。對我來說，也是一個觀察城市不錯的方法。