风物变 The Changing of Landscape-Things

2023
Book Design

"风物"(Fengwu)means "scenery unique to a place" in the Chinese dictionary, with a strong sense of historical accumulation and traditional culture. Fengwu is different from scenery. It is not only the natural or social scenery in the field of vision, but also the embodiment of humanity.

Artist Delin Kong was born in Ninghua, Fujian, China. His works mainly focus on the traces behind the changes in objects in his hometown Ninghua, as well as the thinking and practice of the hidden internal structure of human nature. He started his creation with the theme of "The Changing of Landscape-Things". When the hometown faces the aphasia of globalization and informatization, he used artistic language to retell and record local history.

A red line is used as a vein to divide the two major sections of the book (Delin Kong-Artist Introduction, The Changing of Landscape-Things-Works Exhibition). In the exhibition section, the artists' works are hidden in the pages of books. After opening the pages, you can enter an immersive exhibition experience. It is worth mentioning that for the consideration of "change", we deliberately chose easily oxidized book paper. With the passage of time and the different environments, the book will become the "The Changing of Landscape-Things" itself.

“风物”在汉语词典里意为“一个地方特有的景物”，带有强烈的历史积淀和传统文化意味。风物有别于景色，不仅是视野中自然或社会的景物，更是人文的体现。

艺术家·孔德林生于中国福建宁化。作品主要围绕家乡宁化变迁物项背后的痕迹，以及隐秘人性内部结构的思考和实践。他以“风物变”开题创作，在乡土面对全球化与信息化失语的时候，用艺术语言重述与记录地方史。

一条红线作为脉络切开书籍的两大板块（孔德林-艺术家介绍、风物变-作品展）。在作品展部分，艺术家作品皆藏匿于书籍夹页中，划开夹页后，进入沉浸式观展体验。值得一提的是，出于“变化”的考虑，我们特意选择了易氧化的书籍用纸，随着时间的流逝与环境的不同，书籍将成为“风物变”本身。

Designer_Bosen
Photographer_邹训楷
Client_桂湖美术馆