wû sín | 有神

• Lin Shu 林舒

鼹书的新书《wû sín》，选自林舒 @linshu61 的一系列有关福建的摄影作品，以大尺幅未装订的海报形式，呈现照片中的丰富质感。

福建，作为一个中国的沿海省份，仍保留着大量传统的民俗习惯，原有的生活方式还未被“城市化”完全覆盖。林舒的“福建”系列，即是对这样夹在传统与现代之间的故乡的一次重新注视。

《wû sín》是从这个系列中精选出的一组作品，聚焦在这片土地上有关信仰的诸个瞬间。

“人神共生、万物有灵的民间信仰是福建本土文化中饶有趣味并或多或少影响着每个福建人的部分，但与我而言，更重要的并不是这里是“福建”或是任何一个地方，只是因为我成长在这里，它必然以某种方式塑造了我。某些时候，在隐秘的生命历程中会显现一种循环轮回的景象迫使我进行自我观照，我望向照片，同时望向由照片反射出的“我”，在按下快门的刹那，所有对象已然消逝，而回望过去的此刻，却是当下，这本就是直接摄影给我的启示。”

——林舒

Wû sín, the new artist’s book by Yanshu, is a selection of photographic works from Lin Shu’s series on Fujian. Presented as large-format unbound posters, it brings out the rich textural quality inherent in the photographs.

Fujian, a coastal province of China, still preserves a wealth of traditional folk customs, its original way of life not yet fully overtaken by urbanization. Lin Shu’s Fujian series is a renewed gaze upon his hometown, a place caught between tradition and modernity.

Wû sín is a curated collection of works chosen from this series, focusing on the various moments of faith that unfold upon this land.

“Folk beliefs that embrace the coexistence of humans and deities, and the animism that sees spirits in all living things, form a fascinating part of Fujian’s indigenous culture, one that has shaped every person from Fujian in one way or another. But to me, what matters most is not that this place is Fujian, or any specific land; it is simply that I grew up here, and it has inevitably molded me in certain ways. At times, the hidden course of life reveals visions of cycles and reincarnation, compelling me to turn inward and reflect on myself. I look at the photographs, and in them, I see the ’me‘ they mirror back. The moment I press the shutter, all subjects have already faded away. And as I look back on the past, that very act is the present. This is the revelation that straight photography has given me.”

— Lin Shu