Over the last decade or so, social media has become the most fundamental tool for interpersonal communication. Weibo has played a crucial role in providing a platform for the instant transmission and sharing of information which has in turn given rise to a particular aesthetic and online culture.
The Suzhou International Design Week 2019 paid special attention to “Weibo Aesthetics” and incorporated it into the planning of the exhibition. When designing this exhibition, Acts and Pathway’s utilized the “timeline”, a concept prevalent on most social media platforms, and used it as a thread to form the narrative of the exhibition. We created a booth that emulates the linear flow of time and integrates elements from traditional stools, doors, and windows into its design. The form physically carries the objects through the exhibition much like the objects are carried by the flow of time in a timeline; the installation provides visitors with the experience that they are temporally in sync with the flow of time.

最近十多年以来，社交媒体已经成为了人与人沟通最基本的工具，在当代中国社会里，微博发挥着即时传播和分享信息的重要作用，也由此产生了带有微博特色的网络文化美学。
2019苏州国际设计周关注到这一点，并策划了《微博美学》展览。活络在设计这次展览时，提取了社交软件中“时间线”的概念，使其构成展览叙事的线索。我们设计了一款线性的展台——以线性方式组合了座椅门窗等元素，形成一种全新的虚实结合的混合物，以此来承载并展示展品。观众沿着展台踱步观展的同时也会产生一种“与时俱进”的体验。