As part of an art project, Zou reportedly spent 21 days. eating free cuisine, staying at luxury hotels, utilising VIP lounges and facilities, and wearing expensive clothes and jewellery without spending a dollar, according to the South China Morning Post.
The 23-year-old student documented the entire encounter and screened the video in June at Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts
In September, Zou came to Weibo to upload a few clips demonstrating how she tried on beautiful outfits, sampled free snacks in malls and restaurants, and slept in airport lounges and hotel lobbies. She also utilised Ikea as an office and tried on jade bracelets that were being offered at auctions.
She even dressed up in expensive-looking clothes, wore a false ring, and carried a fake Hermès bag to create a convincing "socialite" impression.
Wow she was deffo living the dream..
According to Zou, she "pretended to be one of these people" in order to learn how to exist on society's "abundant material."
She noted in her piece, "It's interesting how these materials are distributed." "They're frequently given to persons who appear to have significant fortune in life."
However, obviously there’s going be a controversy because as much as i hate to admit this.. Whether you do good or bad people are always gonna talk & find something to hate.
There was a lot of mixed feedback about it, it was split on their opinion of Zous project with some accusing her of taking advantage of establishment
Big yikes..
A local publication which saw the positive message of the project wrote that “We can say with confidence that she lived 21 days in the metropolis freely, relying on the tolerance and kindness of our commercial society.”
Other write-ups however, was accusing Zou of being a “fake socialite” who exploited policies to live a “highly extravagant lifestyle.”
In response to the negative reactions, Zou said she dressed up to look the part for the project which, she explained, is not about wealth inequality or a socialite’s lifestyle.
I guess its time for me to look for upcoming art projects..who knows what fun crazy adventure things i will get myself into
*Sources: Visual and Reference Credits to Social Media & various cross references for context.
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