Malaysia Chinese Architecture Magazine issue 02

草稿第二期 issue 02: < 缓一缓 Take It Slow > 

“Fast thinking is your autopilot – your automatic responses that dictate your thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Slow thinking is what happens to you when you turn off your autopilot.”

—— Geir Berthelsen, founder of The World Institute of Slowness.

As we stay in confinement at home, only connected to the outside world via “replying”, “posting” and “liking”, the endless bombardment of information blurs the boundaries between truth and rumors, as well as work and live. How do we relieve ourselves from the constant fatigue?

As we excitedly resume human activities in the city, does it provide us with appropriate breathing spaces, allowing us to feel safe and comfortable in the outside world? While construction and demolition flush our collective memories away, what more can we hold on to?

As we alternate between extreme heat and torrential rainfalls, the climate crisis has become an undeniable fact. While the raging floods exposed our lack of understanding of nature, it has also proved that humans cannot have full control over nature. Can we rethink the antagonistic relationship between man and nature?

Throughout the past two years, we have collectively experienced countless local and global political turmoil, as well as natural and man-made disasters, while undergoing personal changes, struggles, and loss.

“Take It Slow” is an invitation from draf. We cordially invite you to reflect with us on how to be more gentle with our planet, our cities, and ourselves.

当我们禁足在家，
仅靠着“回复”、“发布”，和“点赞“ 与外界联系；
工作与生活的界限、新闻与谣言的真假，
都埋没在源源不绝的信息轰炸里；
我们如何缓解疲劳？

当我们迫不及待重回城市建设发展，
城市有哪些相应的喘息空间，
让我们安全舒适地与外界接触？
而当发展的洪流夹带着集体回忆的拆与建，
我们可以抓住些什么？

当我们在酷热与暴雨中交错，
全球暖化、气候失调，已成不争的事实；
而洪水肆虐，曝露了我们对自然的欠缺了解，
也证实了人类无法完全掌控自然；
我们能否重新审视人与自然的对立关系？
这两年来，我们一起经历了无数个国内外的天灾人祸、政治动荡；
也各自度过不少人事变动和内心纠葛。

《缓一缓 Take It Slow》，一封来自草稿的邀请函，
诚邀您和我们一起反思如何更温柔地对待我们的地球、我们的城市、和我们自己。