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Memories In The Evening
夜晚的回忆---成美的回忆录

DESIGNER: DI MAO

TYPE:BOOK
YEAR: 2023

This is a publishing project about memory, personal objects, and the life of a woman in 1980s China. Starting from five items my grandmother kept—a suitcase, a radio, knitted socks, photographs, and handwritten manuscripts—I tell her story through an intimate, micro perspective. These seemingly ordinary objects have become vessels of emotion and memory, shaped by time.

The project began from a childhood misunderstanding of my grandmother’s habit of “keeping too many things.” It wasn’t until I rediscovered these items in the attic and talked with her in depth that I realized they were more than personal belongings—they were quiet witnesses to a shared era.

Divided into five chapters, the book uses images, text, interviews, and visual design to reconstruct the memories behind each object. This is both a gift to my grandmother and a journey to reconnect with family, history, and the emotional depth of everyday life.

这是一个关于记忆、物件与女性生命历程的出版项目。我从外婆所保留下来的五件老物件出发——行李箱、收音机、针织袜子、照片与手稿——以微观而私人的视角讲述她的人生故事。这些看似普通的日用品，随着时间的沉淀，逐渐成为承载家族情感与时代记忆的容器。
项目的初衷源于童年时期对外婆“囤物癖”的不理解；直到某次在阁楼重拾这些物品，并与外婆深入交谈后，我开始意识到，它们不仅属于她个人，更映射出那个时代许多人的生活轨迹。

书籍共分为五章，每章围绕一件物品展开，以图像、文字、访谈与设计语言共同构建一个感性的记忆场。它既是献给外婆的礼物，也是一场我重新理解家庭、历史与情感的旅程。