Issue 01 / RESPONSES TO THE PRESENT

回應當下

Responses to the Present,2018


Cultural Creatives from all over the
world, talking about “the mixing of
cultures, revival of traditions, technology,
urbanization, ethnic coexistence,
 post-disaster life” and other social issues.

來自全球的文化創造者,
回應東西方文化議題
「混合文化·傳統再生·科技·
城市化·多族群共存·災後生活」

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Chinese Version- with 2 covers, 284pages, size 175x250mm
English Version Book, 80pages, size 175x250mm
Illustration Supplement ,32pages, size 105x140mm
Price: CN Version180/ Bilingual Version 230CNY

中文主刊 雙封面設計,尺寸:175 x 250mm,頁數:284頁
英文刊,尺寸:175 x 250mm,頁數:80頁
插畫別冊,尺寸:105x140mm,頁數:32頁
价格:中文版 180CNY,中英文版 230CNY

Contents

BaiChuan , Colector
A Punk Who Collects Antique Tea Wares

“The things that were made by craftsmen from the past are beautiful, they touch you. I often sit here and stare at a teacup or a bowl for ages, then go and look for books about them, research about them…by collecting things I actually started digging into our own culture, researching and trying to understand it.”

Zhang Da, Fashion Designer
Reinvention Ordinary Beneath Mixed Culture

“I am not a nationalist, and I think different cultures should communicate, absorb each other and mix freely. However, people should make some contributions to his own culture
and civilization, instead of just being a foodie, consuming food, resources and others’ culture on the planet.”

DoolingJiang, Fashion Designer
Tradition,Contemporary, Fluxus

“The difference between East and West in modern society is not simply caused by geographical distinctions, but more ascribed to the two forces ‘Modernity’ and ‘Tradition’ that incompletely mixed with each other then.”

An Ran, Craftsman
Creates A Shelter in the Age of Anxiety

“I could feel that lots of us are striving to look
for one certain thing. Something to help release us from anxiety, and make us calm, feeling safe and more rooted to the earth. Someone found Buddhism, someone found yoga, and someone found handicraft…We all work so hard. What on earth are we looking for then? Could it be our long-lost ‘heart’?”

Celia Esteves, Craftsman
Portuguese Traditional Rugs Revival Scheme

“Going back to the basics makes us value and understand what things are made of, and the process of producing something with your hands reminds us of the capabilities of your mind and body. ”

Lin Shu, Photographer
Pagodas Project

“I am trying to ‘record reality’ and ‘produce illusions’ at the same time, through the shooting of ‘pagodas’, so as to echo a Buddhist verse from the ‘Diamond Sutra’ – ‘All that has a form is illusive and unreal’.”

Raquel Sanchez Montes, Trend Forecaster
Humble People and Real Fashion

“When you have a limited budget, the creativity is bigger, and that is what happens to these local people. They have to create something with limited choices, and the result is pretty interesting as you can see in my pictures. ”

RianDundon, Photographer
Changsha & California, A Moveable Feast

“My feeling in China was that things were moving very fast, and this was difficult for some people to cope with. I think frustration is as natural a response to overwhelming change as any.”

Lu Shan, Painter
Sketching in Xiaobei

The impressive point is that they keep something enrooted in their ethnic culture and aesthetics – the bright colors and patterns of the clothes they choose, which are all distinguished from Guangzhou local people in Xiaobei”.

Patrick Tsai, Photographer
「Talking Barnacles」The Diary after 3.11 Earthquake

“When something terrible happens, you can let it defeat you or you can dig down and find strength within. For me, I decided that the earthquake was not only a good chance for me to reset my life, but a beginning for an interesting narrative as well.”

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「Be Water Journal水象」首期精選內容

白川,收藏者/攝影師
一個收藏古茶具的朋克

時尚攝影師、古董建盞及錫器收藏者,上海茶空間「茶之路」創辦人之⼀。攝影作品包括拍攝長達十年、記錄詩人朋友許竹的系列等。

張達,服裝設計師
混合文化下的日常再造

上世紀90年代服裝設計專業畢業,在大學執教7年後,於1999年移居上海,於「逸飛」時裝公司開始設計師的職業生涯。2005年初,張達建立其服裝品牌「沒邊/ Boundless」 。同時,他也活躍於當代藝術展、設計展覽。

DoolingJiang,服裝設計師
傳統,當下,激浪
曾就讀於北京服裝學院萊佛士國際學院。2008年,進入倫敦中央聖馬丁藝術與設計學院修讀碩士。畢業回國後於2010 年成立「消化設計工作間」(Digest Fashion Workshop),並推出服裝品牌「消化設計」(Digest Design)。

安然,手工藝設計師
焦慮時代 身心之所
設計師、資深背包客。2011年,在雲南創立了家居設計品牌「喜捨」,專注於傳統手工藝創新。涉及手工藝主要包括傳統手工抄紙(與手工紙)、 古法手織布與古法制布、民間傳統手擀羊毛氈以及黑陶等。

Celia Esteves, 手藝人
GUR:葡萄牙傳統地毯再生 
葡萄牙設計師。主修平面設計,在葡萄牙Porto Fine Arts University獲得繪畫及印刷技術碩士學位。曾開設「Laika Print」絲網印工作室。2012年,創立手工織物品牌「GUR」。

林舒,攝影師
虛妄塔相
青年攝影師。攝影雜誌《Altertrue》聯合創辦人。攝影及繪畫作品展出於三影堂攝影藝術中心、連州國際攝影年展、東京Zen畫廊等。

Raquel Sanchez Montes, 時尚趨勢分析師
卑微的人,真實的時尚
時尚趨勢分析師、造型師。出生在西班牙北部Avila省的山中小村莊 Cepeda de la Mora,畢業於西班牙Salamanca大學視聽傳達系,先後在Zara、「例外」集團工作。

RianDundon, 攝影師
長沙& 加州:流動的盛宴
美國攝影師。現居美國,同時也是在線歷史影像雜誌TIMELINE(timeline.com) 的編輯,並於舊金山藝術學院教授攝影,曾在中國湘西、長沙、北京等地居住。

盧珊,畫家
小北寫生
青年藝術家、設計師。畢業於廣州美術學院,獲藝術碩士。2012-2017年間,自出版的畫冊 《blue》、《berlin》、《上海理髮店》 等陸續入選提名於「Tokyo TDC世界字體設計年賽展」等賽事。

Patrick Tsai, 攝影師
「Talking Barnacles」東京震後日記
美籍華裔攝影師,旅居日本7年,曾居住在中國內地、台灣等地。他的作品發表展出於 《Foam》、Hyere 服裝與攝影節、 Canon「寫真新世紀」、東京宮等。知名攝影系列包括「My little Dead Dick」、「Modern Times」等。

第一期《Be Water Journal水象》,聚焦來自全球的「文化創造者」,他們如水那樣,保持向萬事萬物學習的謙卑之心,因此得以流動、不息;他們在一片喧囂之中,冷靜反思當下的環境與時代,對「混合文化、傳統再生、科技、城市化、多族群共存、災後生活」等社會文化議題,作出積極回應。

這種小而持續的回應,匯集成了滴水穿石的能量。水象希望通過對這些議題的探討,引發人們對歷史與傳統的好奇與尊重,對自然之力的敬畏,並且友善地對待他人。這所有的議題亦是對生活本質的探尋:如何在真正意義上更好地生活——當物質富足後,精神該歸放何處?是自掃門前雪,還是你榮我榮?

除了關注全球化之下的社會議題,作為一本來自東方的刊物,我們也注重「文化自覺性」。中國知名社會學家費孝通先生,在晚年對如何處理不同的文化關係進行過這樣的理想描述:「各美其美,美人之美,美美與共,天下大同」(發現自身文化之美,發現與欣賞他人文化之美,最終達致融和之境)。水象 相信,對於自身文化 DNA 的發掘與運用,可以更好地與世界互動。並且,古老的東方智慧及背後的文化不論是對個人還是對現代社會的問題,都能提供到一些珍貴答案。


第1期製作團隊

主編 :愛米(Amyrock Ju)
設計:劉宇恆(Maf)
程序設計:李治中(Ed@bitmob)
攝影總監:楊弘迅(Yang Hongxun) 
翻譯: 倪方方(Ni Fangfang)、陳晨(Chen Chen)、馬琳(Rainie Ma)
特約攝影 : 賈睿(Jia Rui)
特約繁體字校對:澳門四月工作室(李遠華、侯婕、陳庭婷)