Scripture of the Blessed
A book that consists of 50 unreported cases of overwork death. The content visible under daylight is reconstructed to tell something unimportant and the whole content can only be read with flash photos - resembles mechanism of censorship.
Accompanies VR film Temple for the Blessed (text also showing in the film)
Screen printed cloth bound concertina book
Dec 2021
Cover︎︎︎
The format of the book and the way it is bounded are referencing scriptures in Buddhism.
Interaction︎︎︎
The book only shows part of the content under daylight and the rest has to be read through a flash light camera. It represents how censorship works: making information difficult to find and concealing the truth.
Production︎︎︎
The hidden text were screen printed with dusted reflective powder.