《A Few Exercises in Mourning》是許哲瑜與陳琬尹共同創作，由dmp editions操刀編排的藝術家書。書中的視覺材料聚焦三件關於死亡、紀念與身體幻覺的影像作品：炸彈客重演其兄之死的〈空白相片〉、VR帶領觀眾走進雙視症患者童年記憶的〈白屋〉，以及二戰時動物行跪儀式重構的〈動物園假說〉。透過不同的3D掃描工具，許哲瑜和陳琬尹在一片褪去色彩的灰白數位模型中，探索穿越災難感知與神經殘影的「哀悼技術」。書中亦收錄兩篇文字創作：一篇為許哲瑜、陳琬尹與戲劇構作陳佾均合作，於2023年發表於德國世界劇場藝術節的講述表演講稿。一篇為許哲瑜、陳琬尹針對近年創作概念延伸書寫的〈幾次哀悼練習與災變論筆記〉。
A Few Exercises in Mourning is an artist book collaboratively created by Hsu Che-Yu and Chen Wan-Yin, designed and edited by dmp editions. Within its pages, the visual components concentrate on three artworks that delve into themes of death, commemoration, and bodily hallucination: Blank Photograph, in which a former bomber reenacts the suicide of his brother; Grey Room, a VR experience that takes the viewer into childhood memories shaped by diplopia; and Zoo Hypothesis, a reconstruction of an animal memorial ceremony from World War II. Through various 3D scanning techniques, Hsu and Chen navigate a desaturated digital terrain of grayscale models, embarking on an exploration of “mourning techniques,” a passage through sensory catastrophe and neural residue.
The publication also features two essays: One is a lecture-performance script co-written with dramaturg Betty Yi-Chun Chen, first presented at Theater der Welt in Germany in 2023. The other is a conceptual essay “A Few Exercises in Mourning and Notes on Catastrophism,” co-authored by the artists as a reflection on the philosophical underpinnings of their recent works.
Publisher：dmp editions
21x25cm/112頁/2025
