材料的書 A Book Full of Material Analogies

不鏽鋼片｜銅製合頁｜霧面噴漆 Stainless steel sheet | Copper hinges | Matte spray paint

2022

遷至陌生環境,開啟新的生活，適應過程觸發的敏銳感受與易牽動的思緒正在堆疊，然而,生活的表層依舊平靜地緩緩向前。以冷堅固的不鏽鋼為書的材質,嘗試傳達這個過程流露的壓抑。書中內容依情境的不同分為四個章節，包括:下雨的路程、租屋處的獨白、返程的客運、從租屋處到學校。透過針錐將文字與圖像書寫於材質上,抒發受環境刺激後繁雜的思緒,形成書中的頁。創作歷程,針針刻痕,感受因思緒堆疊產生生活的累積。因此封面的創作,將不鏽鋼經歷長時間的火烤、浸水、敲打,以物理痕跡作為生活累積的參照,實踐另類書寫。最終,以銅製合頁將頁裝幀成冊,觀看時，光隨著頁面的翻動在金屬刻痕上移動,是時間在經過。
身體動作對材質的探索過程，慢慢地堆疊與材料的物質交涉。同時也作為對這段生活的回應。

Moving to an unfamiliar environment and embarking on a new life, the accumulating sensitivity and easily stirred thoughts triggered during the process of adaptation. However, the surface of life continues to calmly move forward. Utilizing cold and sturdy stainless steel as the material for the book, an attempt is made to convey the suppressed emotions evoked by this process. The content of the book is divided into four chapters based on different contexts: the journey in the rain, the monologue in the rented place, the return bus ride, and the route from the rented place to the school. Through the use of a needle stylus, words and images are inscribed onto the material, expressing the intricate thoughts that arise from environmental stimuli and forming the pages of the book. The creative process, marked by each needle prick, accumulates the experiences of life through the piling of thoughts. Thus, the cover creation involves subjecting the stainless steel to prolonged exposure to fire, immersion in water, and striking, using the physical traces as a reference to the accumulation of life, embodying alternative writing. Finally, the pages are bound together with copper hinges, and as one flips through the book, light moves across the metal marks, signifying the passage of time.
The exploration of material through bodily actions gradually builds up an interaction with the materials, simultaneously serving as a response to this phase of life.