5 Element5 — Bio

5 Element5

Year : 2021
Collaboration : 4dimension

This series originated from an invitation by the brand 4dimension to create visual elements for their lookbook shoot. They requested five sandbag-like cushions to be used within the scene. Noting the frequent presence of yin-yang symbols in their visual identity, I chose the concept of the Five Elements (Wu Xing) as a thematic response and extension.

The Five Elements—a system rooted in transformation, balance, and relational dynamics—is inherently fluid and immaterial. I aimed to give these ideas a physical form, while intentionally avoiding fixed shapes or functions. Instead, I preserved a sense of ambiguity and perception within each object. These cushions are not symbolic representations, but vessels—open forms that invite the viewer to encounter a state that exists between the material and the imaginary.
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這系列作品的起點來自品牌 4dimension 的邀請，作為其型錄拍攝中的創作內容。對方希望製作五件沙包，作為場景中的視覺元素。考量品牌識別中頻繁出現的陰陽符號，我以「五行」作為主題，作為一種概念上的呼應與延伸。

五行，作為一套關於變化、平衡與關係的思想系統，本質上是流動的、無形的。我嘗試將這樣的概念具象化，卻不為其設定明確的形狀或功能，而是保留其在形體中的模糊性與感知性。這些枕頭並非符號的載體，而是一種開放的容器——讓觀者能夠觸及一種介於物質與意象之間的狀態。

The fabric was provided by the brand, composed of a patchwork of three types of plain, undyed cloth, each with different weights and weaves. I was responsible for the overall design concept and pattern development.

The cushions were made using muslin—a material commonly used in the prototyping phase of garment production. Often seen as unfinished or in-progress, muslin carries a sense of openness and transformation. This quality aligns with the essence of the work itself: existing in a state between completion and becoming, between the material and the conceptual.
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對方提供了一款由三種不同磅數與織法的純色胚布拼接而成的面料，而我則負責整體的設計發想與版型製作。這次選用的胚布，是服裝打樣階段常見的材料，帶有「尚未定型」與「持續變化中」的特質。這樣的布料特性，恰好呼應作品欲傳達的開放性與過渡性——介於完成與未完成、物質與概念之間的狀態。

This series of photos centers around the concept of “unfinished.” At the time, my family’s house was undergoing renovation—a space inherently filled with a sense of construction and incompletion. I chose to photograph the not-yet-finished cushions on-site, allowing the fabric, the space, and traces of everyday life to intersect. Together, they evoke a transitional, undefined state.
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下面這組照片以「未完成」作為核心概念。當時，家人的房子正在裝修，環境本身就充滿著「建構中」、「未完成」的狀態。我選擇在工地現場拍攝這些尚未完成的枕頭，讓布料、空間、與日常生活交織出一種過渡的、未定義的狀態。

N°73
Water
水

N°74
Fire
火

N°72
Wood
木

N°75
Dirt
土

N°71
Gold
金

The series was ultimately photographed by Taihung Lin, bringing the concept to completion through his lens.
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品牌型錄的拍攝是由攝影師戴宏霖（Taihung Lin）完成拍攝。

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