Bird-Shit Archive
This series of works originated from the art installation "A Bird Monument". The work is based on an incident where the author accidentally rescued a dying bird, but during this period, it was saved by other birds bringing it worms every day. The bird droppings they left behind piled up layer by layer, like a monument that no one would care about. This also triggered my reflection on anthropocentrism - while animals still help each other, humans are still engaged in conquest and war. During the design process, I want to discuss in a direct and humorous way, directly using bird droppings to intervene in different media for dissemination and expression, and using "monument" as a metaphor to extend to wearable products, experiential spaces, and installations, and readable research literature. I try to use a systematic design approach to construct and connect more thoughts and questions behind the visuals.
本系列作品源自艺术装置《A Bird Monument》，作品基于作者一次偶然救助一只濒死的小鸟，但期间每天被其他的鸟衔虫救助存活了，它们留下的鸟屎一层层堆砌，像在树立一座不被人看到的纪念碑。也引发了作者对人类中心主义的反思——当动物仍彼此相助，人类仍在征服与战争。 在设计过程中我想用直接且幽默的方式讨论，直接用鸟屎去介入不同的媒介中进行传播与表达，并以“纪念碑”为隐喻，延伸出可佩戴的产品、可体验的空间与装置、可以阅读的研究文献。试着用一种系统设计的方法去构建与串联视觉背后的更多思考与提问。
Relevant documents and events：
Bird-Shit Archive（origin）︎
Bird-Shit Club 1.0︎
Bird-Shit Club 2.0︎