鳥落地後 After a bird fell down

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It’s a story about seeds germinating after a bird died and fell down onto the ground.

It’s a book about the end but also the beginning of life.

It’s a picture book and also an artist’s book.

一隻死掉的鳥落到地面後開始腐化，肚子裡的種子因此得以發芽的故事。

一個關於生命的出口也可能是入口的生死小書。

一本繪本，一本藝術家創作書。

A dead bird is gradually decomposing, and the seeds in its belly slowly germinate at the same time."

Except for words and pictures, how can one tell such a short story?

From the point of view of picture books and artist’s books, After a bird fell down focuses on the book's structural characteristics and logic. By combining characteristics of hole books and pop-up books, After a bird fell down adopts “volume of book pages” into its narrative. While reading, readers would find out the hole bigger and the sprout taller page by page.

Via increase and decrease of its volume, After a bird fell down intends to make readers realize that time passing are not simply about reduction and death. Increase and birth are also what time passing brings.

「一隻鳥的屍體逐漸腐化，肚子裡的種子同時慢慢發芽。」

在文字與圖像之外，還有什麼語彙能一同來說這則短短的故事？

《鳥落地後》從繪本及藝術家書（artists’ book）的觀點出發，著眼於書籍自身的構成特性及邏輯型態，結合洞洞書與立體書的設計，將「書頁體積」拉進敘事的一環，在翻頁過程中，內頁上的挖洞越來越大，一株小苗也隨著書頁體積的減少，而越長越高⋯⋯

希望透過書頁體積的減少與增加，讓讀者直接感受到：「時間流逝帶來的改變，不只是減少及消逝，也會有增長與新生。」