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EPHEMERA

Xuetong Wang
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EPHEMERA
蜉蝣
獻給今天還未死去的所有人
The book is dedicated to all living people
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
嗼
Silent
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
逝
Passing away
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
回溯
Recalling​​​​​​​
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
鬚臾
Very short time​​​​​​​
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
鬢如霜
Silver temples
殮    妝
Encoffining      Making up
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
白事
Funeral affairs​​​​​​​.
白綢掩面
Burying face with white silk.
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
没而不朽
Immortal
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
殯
Funeral procession
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
悼
Mourning
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
事事循舊
Everything is circular.
ILLUSTRATION watercolor coptic binding handmand artbook funeral traditional chinese Book Binding poem
夏之日，冬之夜，百歳之后，帰於其居。
冬之夜，夏之日，百歳之后，帰於其室。
Summer days have scorching sun.
Winter nights are dark and long.
After I die
In hell we’ll unite.
Long are winter nights.
Hot are summer days.
The same fate have I.
We’ll meet in Hades.


SKETCH & RESEARCH
BOOK BINDING
I have heard many news of death of friends’ friends or relatives during this period. Such sad atmosphere, accompanied by colder and colder weather, reminded me of the first funeral that I participated in my life. It was in a snowy winter that my grandfather passed away, which was a very sad memory for a little girl. The inspiration of book originates from my grandfather’s funeral. It mainly tells a story of protagonist mourning relative in the funeral. The traditional Chinese funeral and poetry are combined and the slow scene expresses the sadness. The book is dedicated to all living people. As life is short, I hope people may cherish people around them. The dead people are already gone forever, we have to move on with our lives. 
EPHEMERA
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