Head Space. Yongming Xie. Digital Illustration. 2017.
MEMORY/MEM-UH-REE/N. PL. (-IES) 1 a romantic myth about fish. 2 that fish only have a seven-second memory span. 3 every lap is like seeing the world for the first time.
GYOTAKU/GYO-TA-KU/N. 1 impression of fish. 2 ancient art of printing fish as a way to record trophy catches prior to the modern day camera. / / . (, - ) 1 fish do not blink. 2 they do not close their eyes. 3 nor do they ever cry. 4 for they live in the water. 5 breath in tear.
BLINK BLINGK VT ING ED
/ / . (, - ) 1 some fish record the smell of their childhood place on their way to ocean. 2 so they may return one day.
REPLAY REE PLEY VT ING IED
SIXTEEN
/ / . (,) 1 one follows the cycle of life, 2 repeats itself one after one. 3 the others stay in the same bowl. 4 never thought of getting out.
Memoir of Gyotaku. Kelly Sun. Print Media. 2017.
RECORD RI KAWRD VT ING ED