Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 410 Designers Need to Have Their Own Thinking

"Compared with the time of stepping into the darkness, when going from the middle junction, which is also the deepest part of the ground, to the light on the surface again. The names of the dead soldiers on both sides of the passage will bring a new feeling."

"It's as if we were officially pulled out of the abyss step by step by the dead. The dead give the living the possibility to see the light, and the living will return the glory to the dead!"

"This is a samsara-like cycle. No matter which side you enter from, you will get this complete perception process. This is just brought to you by people. We are born as human beings, and we have the most basic respect for death."

"We commemorate the dead, not the politics! Imagine how you felt when you were mourning for your loved ones who might have died in the first half, and suddenly a flag appeared in front of you. ?!"

"Will the previous emotions be broken up? With this thing, everything I want to express and convey to the visitor will be destroyed. You said, such a monument with only a superficial appearance is still my Maya Lin work?"

Seems to make sense.
Carter nodded, now he understands why Maya Lin made such polarizing decisions.

Either remove the flag or remove my designer signature
Carter once thought it was the little girl who was angry, but now it seems
"I seem to understand a little bit. So you are not being angry, you think that if you add the national flag pattern, it will destroy the emotion and connotation you originally wanted to express, so you think that if you add the national flag, then I want to convey it to people through architecture The spirit will disappear, so it is no longer my work, so I refuse to sign it. Right? I need you to confirm it yourself."

"Yes! That's what I mean. When designing this monument, I deliberately discarded all materials about the Vietnam War, and only started from people and considered human factors."

Maya Lin nodded affirmatively. When she talked about her works, she was very firm.

"Just like you don't understand art, I don't understand politics. But I know that politics is not as bright as it appears on the surface, and even a little dirty. It's like the Vietnam War. I don't judge whether it is right or wrong. Those Vietnam Wars Veterans have more say than I do."

"But those ordinary soldiers who have passed away are much cleaner. What we want to commemorate are them, and they are also worthy of being commemorated! What we commemorate are not the heroes of war, but the fathers and fathers that many ordinary people have lost. Children, husbands, brothers, friends."

"From a wide angle, the main body of the monument is like a war-hewn scar on the earth. It is difficult to heal! Walking into the monument, as I said before, I hope that when people touch the name on the wall, You will feel sore eye sockets, and even fear to move forward.”

"But only if you have the courage to face death and darkness can you gradually move towards light and reality. The healing of scars also requires people to face the reality of war, so that it is possible to gradually heal the pain it brings to people of all countries."

"This is my design concept, and I will not make any changes! No matter what people outside say, I don't want to care. I am just a designer, and even this work was originally intended to be a graduation project in school. I I didn't expect it to be selected and cause such a big criticism."

"I don't please any of them, I'm just expressing my own spirit. A designer can't live without his own ideas. A designer without ideas is not a designer at all! Just a mason!"

"Okay, I see. I understand what you're thinking, Ms. Lin. By the way, do you mind if I relay what you just said to me to my fellow students at Yale?"

After carefully savoring Maya Lin's statement, Carter nodded.

He still doesn't understand art.But the phrase "a designer cannot live without his own ideas" is thinking, but Carter agrees very much.

Even in the field of architectural design and art, it seems that thinking or not thinking is the same, but it is still a part of civilization.Human beings are born regardless of skin color or race.Carter always has respect for those who are thoughtful and have the potential to promote the progress of human civilization.

And for now, the proofs I have collected are enough!
The characteristics of the Vietnam War veterans’ requirements are distinct, which is in line with my first speech, which is the attractiveness of the architectural appearance; the words of the dean and professors of the School of Architecture can basically exclude the possibility of Maya Lin’s different intentions; now Maya Lin’s statement , and it also clearly explained why she was unwilling to add the national flag pattern, or in other words, she didn't completely prevent others from adding it, did she?

She didn't have the ability, she just asked to give up her signature.This request is really not too much
"Didn't I just say that? I don't care what other people say. I don't mind whether you tell the students at Yale or not. No matter who comes to ask me, I always have this answer."

"Okay, thank you! Ms. Lin, don't worry, we at Yale will support you!"

Once you have obtained the information you need, there is no point in staying any longer.Carter stood up and said the subtext of saying goodbye.
"Hmm, thank you! Also, thank you for that incident just now. It won't cause you any trouble, right?"

"Of course not, don't worry!"

Thinking of that Hart just now, Carter hesitated.Finally, before leaving, he took the pen and paper on the desk beside him, left the phone number of his dormitory, and told the other party that if there was any trouble, he could call himself
It is basically unrealistic for a person like Hart to make trouble for himself, but for Maya Lin.
More or less, within the scope of one's ability, if you can take care of it, take care of it!

Back to the hotel where they stayed in Washington with Norton, Carter first sorted out the written materials of the conversation with Maya Lin.After sorting out the text and video data of the construction site, the few people set off to return.

Washington Airport supposedly had a direct flight to New Haven, but that time was long gone.There are very few flights, and there are more flights to Boston and New York.After choosing a flight to New York with a relatively short time to book a ticket, the idea of ​​buying a private jet came to Carter's mind again.
Just like in this itinerary, after the three of them landed in New York, they needed to rent a car and drive back to New Haven.Send Carter back to school first, and then Norton and the others will send someone to Boston to drive the land patrol back, and then drive the car rented in New York back to New York to return it.
It's really a lot of trouble!And every time he was waiting for the plane to take off at the airport, Carter felt a little uncomfortable and a little anxious.

Now such a low-frequency running, this kind of troublesome and inefficient travel is still tolerable.But if next year, after the bank completes the integration, what will happen? !

While experiencing Yale's American university life, Carter is also very clear.

After all, I am not a normal college student.
(End of this chapter)