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Visual Essay

Neither spectacular nor ordinary: a visual essay on imaginations and homes in Beijing from 2007 to 2019

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FIGURE 1. An apartment inside a gated community in Chaoyang District, the largest urban district in Beijing.

FIGURE 1. An apartment inside a gated community in Chaoyang District, the largest urban district in Beijing.

FIGURE 2. An empty fully furnished studio-apartment in central Beijing in 2008.

FIGURE 2. An empty fully furnished studio-apartment in central Beijing in 2008.

FIGURE 3. A detailed scale model of the Dream World 2008 (国奧村 2008), the Olympic Village.

FIGURE 3. A detailed scale model of the Dream World 2008 (国奧村 2008), the Olympic Village.

FIGURE 4. A model of the interiors of the apartment displayed for the Dream World 2008 (国奧村 2008), the Olympic Village.

FIGURE 4. A model of the interiors of the apartment displayed for the Dream World 2008 (国奧村 2008), the Olympic Village.

FIGURE 5. The interior of a home in hutongs.

FIGURE 5. The interior of a home in hutongs.

FIGURE 6. An estate agency naming itself the ‘property supermarket’ (楼盘超市).

FIGURE 6. An estate agency naming itself the ‘property supermarket’ (楼盘超市).

FIGURE 7. The repetitive, orderly aligned images of beds on the walls around the bed.

FIGURE 7. The repetitive, orderly aligned images of beds on the walls around the bed.

FIGURE 8. The educational posters above the headboard of the bed.

FIGURE 8. The educational posters above the headboard of the bed.

FIGURE 9. The postcards and art-event leaflets on the fridge.

FIGURE 9. The postcards and art-event leaflets on the fridge.

FIGURE 10. A Sunday morning inside one of the IKEA stores in the city of Beijing.

FIGURE 10. A Sunday morning inside one of the IKEA stores in the city of Beijing.