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A Decade of Rest
Teigtascherltour
The Quolocom
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Teigtascherltour

interview collection, tour, picnic blanket
Vienna, 2022

What stories lie beneath the surface of our neighborhoods?





PROJECT BY

PHOTOGRAPHY





 Angela Ying Neubauer, Lucy Li

Kollektiv Fischka / Patrizia Gapp
Luci Li

Initiated by Vienna Design Week, 2022



Each year, Vienna Design Week selects a district to spotlight, and in 2022, the focus was on Vienna’s 6th district. Amid its vibrant shops and bustling cafés, this central neighborhood has also become a hub for Chinese-Austrian life, with Asian supermarkets, hair salons, and TCM and Taiji centers shaping its cultural landscape.

The roots of this community trace back to the 1980s and 1990s, when Chinese migrants came to Vienna seeking better opportunities. Facing language barriers and bureaucratic hurdles, many found work in gastronomy and trade, gradually establishing businesses near Naschmarkt, a historic marketplace and key gathering point. Over time, this area evolved into a cultural and economic anchor for Chinese-Austrians.

Since this facet of the district is often overlooked, we were invited by the Vienna Design Week to shed light on the places and stories of the Chinese-Austrian Community.










              



Our research included interviews with Chinese immigrants across generations, offering personal insights into their experiences of living and growing up in Austria. These stories revealed a variety of unique journeys, stories of Ballet dancers arriving via the Trans-Siberian railway, carrying little more than a suitcase full of costumes and instant noodles; nurses invited with promises of work in the healthcare sector; and children growing up eating dumplings, aspiring to join the Austrian military.

Drawing from these stories—and our own memories—we mapped out and connected key locations mentioned in the anecdotes. This formed the basis for a guided tour, where participants could revisit these places, hear the stories firsthand, and, in the end, sit down to exchange thoughts and share food together.

To embody the spirit of Chinese communal meals, we sewed a circular picnic blanket, inspired by traditional Chinese aesthetics and sewing techniques. The blanket is 4 meters in diameter, providing a shared space for participants to sit together, fostering conversation and connection as they enjoyed the stories and food.