Cacaform Birds

Cacaform Birds - China Culture Perspectives

Paperback (14 Jan 2019) | English,Chinese

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Publisher's Synopsis

Step into the world of Cacaform Birds - a world that exists a half-pace to one side of our own, at the confluence of imagination, art and reality.

Within these pages we meet the 'Glowerspite' (often dozes in a supine position; converts its tail to a head when startled) and the 'Mare-away' (who carries a small black troll on its back and rouses dreamers from night terrors), along with many more: a fantastical aviary brought to life by Zhu Yingchun's art. The book contains three parts, the first containing doctored photographs that show these birds interacting with sepia cityscapes, alternately goggled at and overlooked by the passers-by. The second introduces us to each individual species through poetic verse, while the third section must be carefully unsealed by the reader in order to reveal how the Cacaform Birds came into being.

A blend of bestiary, spotter's guide and poetic anthology, this book demonstrates that art and amusement can be found everywhere, if you only care to look.

Book information

ISBN: 9781788840071
Publisher: ACC Art Books
Imprint: ACC Art Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 709.2
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English,Chinese
Number of pages: 294
Weight: 432g
Height: 201mm
Width: 147mm
Spine width: 26mm