<The Stuffs of Live Streamers－the Comedian>Limited Edition 3 of 8 Photograph

The sudden pandemic in 2020 has limited our outdoor activities. People’s daily life and expending habits have changed dramatically during the past two years. We that live in the post-pandemic era tend to know the society through smartphones, thus making short video streaming rooms a pathway to show talent. I created by the end of 2021, these streamers consist of a professor in the university, an actor, a truck driver, grassroots, a bodyguard, a small business owner, a food deliveryman, an intangible cultural handcrafter and a streamer for carrier pigeon matches. These works provide a perspective to observe the live streaming career. As the development of IT technology gives us broader room and freedom to choose from, streaming rooms become an epitome for Internet changes, personal success, productivity development and expenditure upgrade. Meanwhile, the ‘Fellowship’ which originates from streaming rooms also provides people with spiritual belongings. Our focus on their ‘stuff’ and living tools bear witness to the changes and development of our times. Tian Bin the Comedian Tian Rongguo is a young lad from Shandong Province. Influenced by Stephen Chow’s comedies, he has been dreaming of becoming an actor from a young age. He came across a meme on the Internet in July 2021. With the help of the meme, Tian acquires 7 million followers and becomes famous overnight. Tian claimed himself to be ‘Tian Bin the mentor’, a funny figure dressed in a grey long shirt and ragged straw hat. Moreover, there are so many hidden treasures in his streaming room: Fake gold chains, binoculars without lenses, a fake diamond ring made by glass, a broken mirror, two cardboard boxes to get his phone fixed and loop lamps set up on twisted wooden shelves. These strange funny figures provide him with a chance to change his destiny.