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Red Envelope: Receiving, Sending and Completion Records

Project documentation, 2014 · WeChat

WeChat interfaces record the distribution of one yuan to one hundred people, including receipt of one fen, sending totals and completion.

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A WeChat receipt for a red envelope from Liu Qiming showing 0.01 yuan.

A WeChat receipt for a red envelope from Liu Qiming showing 0.01 yuan.

01Red Envelope, 2014. Original WeChat system record of receiving one fen.
WeChat system notifications showing that Liu Qiming’s 100 red envelopes, totalling one yuan, have all been claimed.

WeChat system notifications showing that Liu Qiming’s 100 red envelopes, totalling one yuan, have all been claimed.

02Red Envelope, 2014. Original WeChat system notification that all 100 envelopes had been claimed.
Liu Qiming’s own WeChat red-envelope summary showing one yuan sent in 100 envelopes in 2014.

Liu Qiming’s own WeChat red-envelope summary showing one yuan sent in 100 envelopes in 2014.

03Red Envelope, 2014. The artist’s original WeChat summary: one yuan, 100 envelopes.
An empty WeChat red envelope with the message that all envelopes have already been claimed.

An empty WeChat red envelope with the message that all envelopes have already been claimed.

04Red Envelope, 2014. Original WeChat system interface after the envelopes had all been claimed.
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