the real toy story is an elaborate installation of china’s factory workers who produce most of the world’s cheap mass-produced plastic toys ............
......................... shop .................. competitions .............. education ................ interviews ................... snapshots ................... history .......... contemporary the real toy story
a photography and toy installation by michael wolf at the john batten gallery, hong kong. PART 2 --- some facts: - 45 sq. meters total surface covered with 16,000 toys - 3 people worked 10 hours daily for three days to install the toys - 50 boxes for the toys 57 x 33 x 40 cm each - 30 rolls of 0.4 mm metal sheets 203 x 80 cm which are attached to the walls - 40 cans of matte black spray paint - 45,000 magnets attached to the toy figures with superglue - 14 photographs 65x55cm of workers in chinese toy factories - 2 photographs 127x100cm of workers in chinese toy factories --- back to the article PART 1 --- see also PART 3 china: factory of the world --- ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------	walls covered with 16000 toys image © michael wolf toys made in china image © michael wolf installation of photos and toys image © michael wolf close-up to the portrait of chinese worker image © michael wolf close-up to the portrait of chinese worker image © michael wolf