The Grand Prix of Fantasy and Delusion is a collective practice initiated by Shanzhai MFA in August 2024. Based in Taizhou, Zhejiang, the work takes inspiration from Bethel House (べてるの家), a Hokkaido-based community self-organized by people with Schizophrenia and their caretakers, who initiate an annual Grand Prix of Hallucinations to promote a community-based treatment culture. During the project, over twenty co-practitioners from different social backgrounds lived and worked together for two weeks in a photography studio called “Pure Love Universe.” Here, co-creators collectively initiated a series of 36 events and activities exploring the themes of fantasy and delusion. Midway through and at the end of the residency (four days in total), the group engaged with a local assisted living facility, where they collaborated with twenty residents with mental disabilities and their caretakers through artistic interactions and interventions.  The project was supported by Story Bookstore in Taizhou, which provided the venue, outreach, and helped raise community donations to subsidize participation for both Shanzhai MFA and the care center residents. The project and the exhibited work were planned and coordinated by Amos Yi Huang.

Co-creators of the work include (in no particular order): Xiaoyang, zhuyan, cz, u0, Tudou, Caihong, Qianlin, Runzi, Xiaoruan, Xiaochuanzhang, Chache, Kim, Runshan, Li Fei, Guotou Youmei, Miaozi, Jiuanna, Jojo, Jinyi, Jingjing, Tudou Mama, Amos Yi Huang, Xiaohei Sun Wenhao, Jiuanna, Tianqi, Yifan Wang, Teacher Ya, Heqiao, AXin, and Ruin. Online advisors: Yu Yiwen, Man Yu. With thanks to Story Bookstore, short-term volunteers, and all staff and residents at the assisted living facility.