THE COLORFUL BOOKS FOR THE LIVES IN BLACK-AND-WHITE 獻 給 那 些 黑 白 人 生 的 彩 色 書
Green Island used to be a place of confinement, both politically and geographically speaking. It was not just the body that was confined but also the mind. During that period of being silenced and voiceless, the ideas and feelings in one’s mind could not be conveyed through words. In a way, color might be an outlet for escape. If speaking up is not a choice, why not expressing it in color? After all, to know a place is to perceive its colors.
A grid-style bookshelf in the shape of Green Island is created. It assumes the island’s contour, and at the same time, appears to be an island caught up in a net. Various books telling stories from Green Island can be found on the bookshelf. The books contain no pictures nor text, but convey the colors of the lives in black-and-white through the book titles and pages filled up by different colors.
綠島在政治地理上曾經是一個禁錮之地，它禁錮的不只是身體，也包含心靈。在這段被噤聲的無語時空裡，內心隙縫中的聲音無法公開用言語傳達。色彩也許是個逃逸的出口。不能出聲，就以色彩來傳遞。認識一個地方，其實就是去感受它的色彩。
一個由綠島輪廓所構成的矩格狀書櫃，它有著綠島的身體，卻也同時是個被網住的島嶼。裡面放置著各種述說綠島故事的書。這些書無圖無文，透過封面標題和滿版單色內頁，傳遞那些黑白人生歲月中的各種顏色。
The Colorful books for the lives in black-and-white
獻給那些黑白人生的彩色書
2023
Paper (books), wood (bookshelf)
Bookshelf: 169 x 169 x 40 cm
Books: 10 books, 29.7 x 21 x 4.5 cm each
