원형 탁구테이블 Ping-Pong Completely Reimagined with Playful Round Table

경제문화 Economy, Culture/운동레저 Sports & Leisure2015. 4. 2. 20:27

싱가포르의 아티스트 리웬은 기존의 사각 탁구 테이블의

개념을 벗어나는 원형 탁구테이블을 고안했다.

여러사람이 동시에 탁구를 칠 수 있는 장점이 있다.

중앙에서 탁구치는 사람은 공간의 제약을 받는 만큼

탁구테이블의 공간이 작고 바깥쪽에서 치는 사람은 상대적은

넓게 되어 있다.

Ki Chul Hwang 황기철

Conpaper Editor 콘페이퍼 에디터

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Singapore-based artist Lee Wen playfully stretches the concept of a traditional, rectangular ping-pong table by transforming it into a doughnut shape that lets numerous players join in the fun. One removable section acts as a gate to let players inside the circle, turning the Olympic sport of table tennis into a true multi-player game. This rendition involves a lot of running for participants on the outside of the table, and a lot of spinning in circles for those on the inside.

Considered an interactive art exhibit, the portable Ping-Pong Go-Round has toured the world since Wen first created it in 1998, most recently gaining exposure at the Art Basel festival in Hong Kong.

To Wen, the game of table tennis represents the constant back-and-forth of communication. The artist says he was inspired to create this piece because he wanted to re-imagine a ping-pong table in a conference-table shape, reinforcing the idea of group interaction. “The game itself is like a dialogue between players on opposite sides,” he says. “By making it a doughnut round shape with no borders towards the left and right side, a different perception of the limitations of the preceding game gives new possibilities of a broader dialogue.”