《神聖の充滿—AN ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ZEN LIVING》收錄了劉兆慈 2016 年到 2020 年間在歐洲拍攝的佛像照片。這些佛像通常會被放在園藝區,與熱帶植物和假草皮一起,有時候又會出現在家居擺飾區,被做成盆栽或是蠟燭座,場景雖然荒謬卻又十分迷人。本書視角從博物館商店、古董藝品店、二手市集到超市賣場,再到住家窗台,在歐洲城市各處穿梭,既像是一本旅遊雜記,又著實是一本從「西方」取經回來的聖書。
本書在收錄 2017 年出版的《神聖の充滿。AN ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ZEN LIVING. Vol.1 & Vol.2》內容的基礎上,進一步擴充,涵蓋計畫五年間收集的所有照片。本書採用聖經紙印刷與 PVC 軟皮精裝,尺寸僅手掌大小,便於隨身攜帶。塵衣(Dust Jacket)精選多種色紙,搭配燙金書名,低調內斂卻不失神聖感。
“Stationery store is more than a shop — It’s a brand!”
Selling just pens, stamps, notebooks? This “mini travel guide” selected 11 stationery stores that have their own brand, designing original products. They are uplifting stationery stores to a new level. Visit them and journey through the amazing world of stationery in Taiwan!
“Experience the beauty of special printing in Taiwan!”
Letterpress, risograph, screen printing and paper making are not that “mysterious”. In Taiwan, you may join workshop to experience the printing process, or purchase the fascinating printed work. This “mini-tourist guide” introduces 10 print shops which you can have an intellectual trip in Taiwan.
In Taiwan, there are lots of independent bookstores, each with its own characteristics. In some bookstores, you may visit exhibitions by local and international artists as well. In this “mini-tourist guide”, it introduces 10 bookstores which held exhibition. Wish you’d enjoy a joyful Taiwan!
Is our world lovely? Definitely not. When children are really small, parents will only tell them the beautiful side around us. Unavoidably children need to know the “unlovely” side one day. Let’s use some analogy to talk about the adult world, and rethink how weird it is.