The Distance Between the Nest and the Grave Is a Single Tree
鸟巢和鸟冢的距离是一棵树
Commissioned by the 15th Shanghai Biennale
由第十五届上海双年展委任创作
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Materials: stone slabs, grass, branches, text, etc.
On October 6, 2025, I saw a dead sparrow by the roadside.
Sparrows typically move along the ground through short, abrupt hops—pausing, turning back, observing, remaining alert, then lightly taking the next step. Based on the sparrow’s hopping pattern, I designed a “sparrow version” of hopscotch in a courtyard. As viewers play the game, they unconsciously imitate the sparrow’s rhythm and posture, allowing them to briefly approach the life dynamics of the commemorated sparrow. I also fabricated a micro-biography of the sparrow’s final fifteen days of life. These were written on nearby leaves and scattered in different corners. When viewers approach the courtyard, they may find that they have already pieced together the sparrow’s fifteen days in their hands.
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材质：石板、草地、树枝、文字等
人能听见一只鸟坠落的声音吗？10月6日，我在路边看到一只死去的麻雀。
麻雀在地面常以短促的跳跃前进，停顿、回望、观察、警觉，又轻巧地迈出下一步。我根据麻雀的跳跃规律，在院子里设计了一个“麻雀版”的跳房子游戏。观众在玩耍时，不知不觉地模仿了麻雀的节奏与姿态，使他们短暂地接近了被纪念的麻雀的生命动态。我还为这只麻雀虚构了它生命中最后十五天的微传记，它们被写在附近的树叶上，散落在不同角落。当观众走近院子时，也许手中已拼凑出这只麻雀的十五天。
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Materials: branches from abandoned bird nests, bird bones, glass spheres, feathers, stainless steel, etc.
At a heron habitat, I found a scattering of bird bones with a glass marble among them. I believe the bird had swallowed it by mistake. The marble once travelled with the bird in flight and was warmed by its body to over forty degrees Celsius. After the bird died, its body gradually disappeared, leaving the marble among its bones.
I placed the marble in the exhibition space. From nests abandoned by birds due to disturbance from urban construction, I collected branches and joined them together to form a long arrow, using found feathers as fletching and fragments of bone as the arrowhead. The arrow represents the course of a bird’s life: building a nest and breeding, migrating, and falling.
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材质：废弃鸟巢的枝条、鸟骨、玻璃球、羽毛、不锈钢等
我在一处鹭鸟栖息地发现了一片散落的鸟骨，骨骸中有一枚琉璃球。我推测它曾被鸟误吞。它曾随鸟飞行，也曾随鸟的体温升至四十余度。鸟死后，身体逐渐消失，琉璃球留在了骨骸中。我将琉璃球置于展厅，并从鸟类因城市施工干扰而放弃的巢穴中收集树枝，将它们连接成一支长箭，以拾得的羽毛作箭羽，以碎骨作箭头。这根箭代表了一只鸟的一生:筑巢繁衍、飞迁、坠落。
