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WITHIN FISSURES
Xiaoyuduo Xiao
Explores the emotional and psychological impact of natural disasters, especially earthquakes, on humans, analyzing the "cracks" left by disasters as symbols of trauma and recovery. Through visual art and design, the paper explores how humans express emotional trauma through cracks in the natural environment and reflects on the post-disaster psychological reconstruction process. The study aims to deepen the understanding of the complex relationship between humans and nature and reveal the profound impact and transformation of disasters on the human mind.

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WITHIN FISSURES
This art book uses “Fissures” as a metaphor to explore the visual and emotional expressions of trauma, memory, and rebirth through real earthquake experiences and everyday fissures.

New York Fissures: Stepped On Memories
A handmade foil-printed book tracing urban fissures in NYC, each paired with poetic lines. These overlooked fissures reveal memories, time, and the quiet pulse of the city

New York Fissures: Stepped On Memories
"Cracks are how the city responds to time."

New York Fissures: Stepped On Memories
"The city isn’t built from skyscrapers alone, but from these subtle fractures."

New York Fissures: Stepped On Memories
"Each touch on the foil feels like blending myself into the gaps of the past."
New York Fissures: Stepped On Memories
By using bilingual layout Chinese and English, I want readers to shuttle back and forth between languages, just like I travel between Eastern and Western cultures, forming a "fissure zone" of culture and perception.