Mon Mon
Soft Toy
2015
2015
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Mon Mon, pink soft toy with black embroided eyes and mouth. Mon Mon has brown coloured soft spikes running from the top of his head to the tip of his tale, within Mon Mons hard stomach is the bluetooth device which enables WeChat to send personal voice messges to the toy.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | cotton and electronics |
| Brief description | Mon Mon, designed by 1 More Design, purchased from Tao Bao |
| Physical description | Mon Mon, pink soft toy with black embroided eyes and mouth. Mon Mon has brown coloured soft spikes running from the top of his head to the tip of his tale, within Mon Mons hard stomach is the bluetooth device which enables WeChat to send personal voice messges to the toy. |
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| Gallery label | Working away from loved ones
More than two-thirds of Shenzhen’s inhabitants are migrants attracted by the Chinese city’s rapid growth and employment opportunities. Street food vendors in the city offer regional cuisines from across the country to a diverse Chinese workforce who often have few local family ties and frequently eat out. For parents who work away from home, the soft toy Mon-Mon enables them to stay in touch with their children. By squeezing its tummy, a child can listen to, or record, voice messages via the social media platform WeChat.
Shenzen street food menus
Maluku Corner with Love, Wei’s Clay Casserole Soup and Aroma House (translated titles), about 2013
Printed paper and laminated plastic
Museum nos. CD.10, 20 and 21-2014
Social media-enabled soft toy Mon-Mon, 2015
Designed by Dan Dan Man, 1 More Design, China
Synthetic fabric and electronic components
Museum no. CD.25:1-2015
The object sits in the 'Crisis and Conflict' section of the Design 1900-Now gallery opened in June 2021.(2021) |
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| Accession number | CD.25:1 TO 6-2015 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2015 |
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