Di Mao




Book Design|Editorial Design|Graphic Design
Memories 
in the evening

Project Type:Personal Project
Year:2023



Specification: 297mm*420mm
Page: 96
Paper Type: Embossed Paper|Silk Paper|Smooth-Surface Paper

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This is a project about memory, objects, and the life experiences of women in 1980s China. Through five old items my grandmother kept—a suitcase, a radio, knitted socks, photographs, and handwritten manuscripts—I attempt to tell her life story from a personal and intimate perspective. These everyday objects, once overlooked, have over time become vessels of our family’s memories and emotions, quietly bearing the marks of an era.

The project began with a childhood misunderstanding. As a child, I saw my grandmother’s habit of keeping old things as a form of hoarding. I didn’t understand why she held on to what seemed like clutter. One day, while in the attic, I rediscovered these long-stored items. As I revisited them and had deeper conversations with my grandmother, I began to see them in a new light. I realized that these objects were not just about her—they reflected the lives, hopes, and struggles of many people from her time.

The structure of the book follows the objects themselves. Each chapter is centered on one item and uses a mix of images, writing, interviews, and visual design to reconstruct the memories attached to it. This book is both a gift to my grandmother and a personal journey for myself—a way to reconnect with family, reflect on identity, and explore the emotional dimension of publishing and storytelling.

Through these small but genuine traces, we may find—outside of grand historical narratives—the quiet, tender fragments of life that are so often overlooked, yet deeply meaningful.这是一项关于记忆、物件与上世纪80年代女性历程的作品。
我通过挑选，选择了我外婆所保留下来的五件旧物--行李箱.收音机、针织袜子、照片与手稿，试图以一种私人而微观的视角，讲述她的人生故事。 这些看似日常普通的物件，在时间的沉淀下成为了属于我们家庭情感与记忆的容器，也承载着一个时代的痕迹。

开始这个作品的初衷是源于在我年幼的时候，一直觉得外婆保存这些东西是一种“囤积”的习惯，我非常不理解这种行为;而突然有一天，我在阁楼发现了这些存放已久的老物件，我重新审视这些物件并与外婆深入的聊天，我发现这些物件不仅仅关于我外婆，更反映出那个时代普通人的生活经历。

本书的结构以物件为章节划分，每一章都围绕一个物件展开，尝试通过图像、文字、访谈与设计语言重构这些记忆。

这既是一份送给外婆的礼物，也是一场我尝试重新理解家族与自我、历史与情感的实践。
透过这些微小却真实的痕迹，我们也许能在时代的宏大叙事之外，找到那些被忽略的、柔软的、但同样重要的存在。







Specification   297mm x 420mm     pages   96     Paper Type Embossed Paper/ Silk Paper/ Smoot-Surface Paper