《Unspeakable Love》系列摺頁書
series folding book
作品介紹
同性戀並非可透過醫療資源來治療的疾病或失調症狀，亦非由心理治療可康復之精神問題。現在，同性婚姻雖然已在許多國家被合法承認。但是，在家人對兒女的期待壓力，以及兒女害怕不被家人認同的恐懼下，向自己親密的家人出櫃，還是一條困難之路。
《Unspeakable Love》是三本系列摺頁書，分別代表：身份、性向以及愛。以擬人手法將三個日常物件作為暗喻，來描述三個主題的心理狀態；內頁佈滿鉛筆手寫的文字，圍繞在物件周圍，傳達內心的默默低語。三本摺頁書的展開長度由短至長，描述出櫃路途之遙遙無期與艱辛。紙材選用 G.F Smith 的 Color Plan Cobalt，由 Riso 機器印製銀墨在深藍色的紙上，製造若隱若現的視覺效果。封面則以局部銀色的烤香松方式製作，呈現不完美的凹凸筆觸感，並反射些微的銀光。
CONCEPT
Homosexuality is not a disorder that can be healed through medical resources, or a mental illness that can be cured with psychological treatment. Even though, today, same-sex marriage is legally permitted in quite a few countries. Coming out to parents is still a difficult journey, especially under the oppression of family expectation and the fear of disallowance.
Unspeakable Love is a 3 series of folding books respectively represent: Identity, sexuality and love. Using 3 daily objects as a metaphor to describe the 3 themes, and the inner page is filled with pencil drawing words, surrounded by those objects. Each book is designed with different length, from short to long, which depicts the never-ending of 'Coming out.' Paper is Color Plan Cobalt from G.F Smith, using silver ink print with the Riso machine, creating a looming visual effect. The cover applied with thermal print, giving it a touch of imperfection, yet reflecting a slight of silver glow.
Design Wei-Chia Teng
Year December 2017
Paper Color Plan Cobalt, G.F Smith
Printing Riso print & Thermal print
Photography Yang Wei
