当千年木构智慧在暮色中苏醒，成为与海风共舞的发光生命体
When the millennia-old wisdom of wooden construction stirs awake in the twilight, it transforms into a luminous living entity dancing with the sea breeze.
「楔子：海与天之间的时间容器」
Prologue: A Vessel of Time Between Sea and Sky
暮色沉降的阿那亚海岸线，海风裹挟潮声漫过沙砾，一座发光的几何体悄然立于沙海之间——这是我们为「候鸟300」艺术节献上的东方哲学宣言：「榫卯的呼吸」。在限时300小时的艺术生命里，它以木构的谦卑与光影的灵性，完成了一场「传统工法」的现代转译。
As dusk settles over Aranya’s coastline, sea wind carries the sound of tides across the sand. A glowing geometric structure stands quietly between the desert and the sea — this is our declaration of Oriental philosophy presented for the Migratory Birds 300 Art Festival: 「The Breath of Mortise and Tenon」. Within its limited 300-hour artistic lifespan, through the humility of wooden construction and the spirituality of light and shadow, it achieves a modern interpretation of traditional craftsmanship.
▼以通透骨架生长于海天 A transparent skeleton growing between sea and sky
「构造觉醒：榫卯的三种新生」
Structural Awakening: Three Rebirths of Mortise and Tenon
模块基因：几何的共生意象 Modular Gene: A Symbiotic Vision of Geometry
装置摒弃宏大叙事，由数百个标准木构件以纯榫卯咬合而成。模块如细胞分裂般有机增殖，在规则中生长出自由的轮廓，呼应候鸟迁徙中「个体与群落」的共生哲学。
Rejecting grand narratives, the installation is assembled purely by mortise and tenon joints from hundreds of standard wooden components. The modules multiply organically like cell division, growing free-form outlines within a set of rules, echoing the symbiotic philosophy of “individual and community” embodied in migratory bird journeys.
▼几何模块构筑的门洞 Geometric modules constructing the doorway
▼候鸟沙城里的白色木构 The white wooden structure within the Migratory Bird Sand City
木质框架间的孔隙设计刻意保留呼吸间隙：既让海风自由穿梭，亦使结构在受力时产生微颤——建筑不再是凝固的雕塑，而成为会随风振动的生命骨架。
Deliberate gaps are designed between the wooden frames to create breathing spaces: they allow sea breezes to flow freely, and also make the structure tremble slightly under stress — the architecture is no longer a static sculpture, but a living skeleton that vibrates with the wind.
▼缝隙之间的几何秩序 The geometric order within the gaps
缝隙与呼吸：从秩序到温润 Gaps and Breath: From Order to Warmth
夜幕降临，装置内部的暖黄光源由内向外渗透。光线透过榫卯接缝与模块间隙，在漆黑的轮廓中勾画出光的网络，仿若肌体中流淌的金色血液。
As night falls, warm yellow light from inside the installation permeates outward. Through the mortise-tenon joints and modular gaps, the light weaves a network of radiance against the dark silhouette, like golden blood flowing through a living organism.
▼榫卯与光的匣体 A case of mortise and tenon with light
明暗节奏设定为呼吸频率：光源随程序缓缓起伏，装置如活物般「吸入」暮色、「呼出」光晕，让榫卯这一凝固千年的技艺，首次拥有了生物性的时间感。
The rhythm of light and shadow is set to mimic breathing: the light rises and falls gently with a programmed cycle, making the installation “inhale” the twilight and “exhale” halos like a living being. For the first time, mortise and tenon — a craft frozen in time for a thousand years — is endowed with a biological sense of temporality.
消隐的边界：天地为展厅 Blurred Boundaries: Heaven and Earth as the Exhibition Hall
开放式框架消解内外界限：人可步入结构内部，感受木梁从「构件」升格为「风的廊道」；亦可仰望其悬浮于天幕之间的剪影，体悟「小构筑与大宇宙」的东方宇宙观。
The open-frame structure dissolves the boundary between interior and exterior: visitors can step inside, feeling the wooden beams transform from mere “components” into “corridors of wind”; they can also gaze up at its silhouette suspended against the sky, contemplating the Oriental worldview of “the small structure and the vast universe”.
▼展品即是展廊 The exhibit itself is the exhibition gallery
远处渐暗的天幕与装置的暖光形成「文明温度」的层次对话：自然的蓝调与文明的温润。
The dimming sky in the distance and the warm glow of the installation engage in a layered dialogue of “civilizational warmth”: the cool blue of nature and the gentle warmth of human civilization.
▼月光宝盒般的白匣子 A white box resembling a moonlit treasure case
「时间诗学：候鸟300小时的生命周期」
Temporal Poetics: The 300-Hour Life Cycle of Migratory Birds
材质的生命感：原木侧面未做封闭处理，放任海风水汽在表面留下痕迹——300小时内，木色由浅黄渐染为深褐，记录下气候的痕迹，延续木纹的年轮。
The Vitality of Materials: The side surfaces of the raw wood are left unfinished, allowing sea wind and moisture to leave their marks — over 300 hours, the wood’s color fades from pale yellow to deep brown, recording the traces of climate and extending the growth rings of the wood grain.
▼年轮的延续 The continuation of growth rings
光影的律动性：灯光在夜晚呈现不同呼吸频率，似雏鸟细喘，又如海的呼吸，用光构建可被感知的时间律动。
The Rhythm of Light and Shadow: At night, the lighting shifts through different breathing frequencies — sometimes like the soft panting of a fledgling, sometimes like the ebb and flow of the sea — constructing a perceptible temporal rhythm through light.
▼光的韵律，榫卯的呼吸 The rhythm of light, the breath of mortise and tenon
墙的去边界化：传统墙体被解构为通透的立体网格系统，木构件以水平与垂直方向的交错叠合，形成既具围合感又不阻断视线的半开放空间。模块间隙成为「风的通道」，使墙体同时承担结构、围护、通风、透光的多重角色。
The Deconstruction of Walls: Traditional walls are dismantled into a transparent three-dimensional grid system. Wooden components intersect and overlap horizontally and vertically, forming a semi-open space that provides enclosure without blocking the view. The gaps between modules serve as “wind passages”, enabling the walls to fulfill multiple roles simultaneously: structure, enclosure, ventilation, and light transmission.
▼墙体的解构与去边界化 The deconstruction and de-bordering of walls
梁柱的再组织：非线性的解构梁柱体系，镂空的墙、像素化的梁、堆叠的柱。线性形态被分解为数百个短构件单元。分散式传力体系，突破传统重力法则，消解建筑元素的等级，实现空间解构的民主性。每一个构件都是平等参与受力与美学的「空间受众」，并最终呈现一种轻盈飘浮的「羽感」。
The Reorganization of Beams and Columns: A nonlinear deconstructed beam-and-column system features hollowed-out walls, pixelated beams, and stacked columns. Linear forms are broken down into hundreds of short component units. The decentralized load-bearing system breaks free from traditional gravity principles, eliminating the hierarchy of architectural elements and achieving the democracy of spatial deconstruction. Every component is an equal “participant” in both load-bearing and aesthetic expression, ultimately creating an ethereal, floating “feather-like lightness”.
▼梁柱体系的重构 The restructuring of the beam-column system
▼轻盈的羽感 A light, feather-like sensation
榫卯的缝隙：白昼，木构的光影放大时间的感知，呈现出节奏的韵律，榫卯的生命正跨越周期而来。光透过榫卯的缝隙，在沙海之间，留下浓厚的一笔光影。
The Gaps of Mortise and Tenon: By day, the light and shadow of the wooden structure amplify the perception of time, revealing a rhythmic cadence. The life of mortise and tenon transcends cycles of time. Light filters through the gaps of the joints, leaving a striking stroke of light and shadow upon the sand and sea.
▼榫卯的秩序与光的间隙 The order of mortise and tenon and the gaps of light
展品即剧场：木模块构成的展品，与其散布的条凳，组成了临时剧场。条凳既是孤岛又是群岛：独坐可静观风穿榫卯的呼吸，群聚则形成围看「光火」的即时部落。静坐与观看，已是戏剧的组成部分。展廊的间隙，便是「风的演出」。
The Exhibition as Theater: The wooden modules of the installation, together with the scattered benches, form a temporary theater. The benches are both islands and archipelagos: sitting alone, one can watch the wind breathe through the mortise and tenon in quiet contemplation; gathering in groups, they form an impromptu tribe gazing at the “glowing embers”. Sitting and observing are already part of the performance. The gaps in the exhibition corridor become the stage for “the wind’s performance”.
▼榫卯的剧场 The theater of mortise and tenon
▼风的廊道，即风的演出 The corridor of wind, which is the performance of the wind
即时演出：所有囚笼，都是留给勇者攀爬的脚手架。鸟人的攀爬，则是一则关于觉醒与突破的当代寓言。身体所处的模块，从「禁锢的单元」转变为「王的座椅」。俯瞰的角度，让曾经困住躯壳的复杂网格，变成脚下可以被审视、被理解的风景。这是一种空间权力的反转——他从系统中的囚徒，变为结构的阅读者与驾驭者。
Impromptu Performance: All cages are merely scaffolding for the brave to climb. The bird-man’s ascent becomes a contemporary fable of awakening and breakthrough. The module beneath his body transforms from a “confining cell” into a “king’s throne”. From this elevated vantage point, the complex grid that once trapped the body becomes a landscape that can be examined and understood at one’s feet. This is a reversal of spatial power — he evolves from a prisoner within the system into a reader and master of the structure.
▼《做个鸟人》光火弥漫的囚笼剧场 “Be A Bird Man”: A cage-like theater permeated with light and fire
▼踢翻秩序的牢笼 Kicking over the cage of order
▼裂隙中的垂直路径 The vertical path within the fissure 
▼站在旧秩序的顶端 Standing atop the old order
▼木构的化羽飞翔 The wooden structure transforms into feathers and soars
【尾声：300小时后，光归何处】
Epilogue: After 300 Hours, Where Does the Light Go?
当艺术节落幕，装置灯光最后一次如潮汐般明灭，榫卯装置完成了这场寂静的落幕
As the art festival draws to a close, the installation’s lights flicker for the last time like the ebb and flow of tides, and the mortise-tenon structure completes its quiet finale.
▼鸟人的独舞 The solo dance of the Bird Man
榫卯不再是古建木构遗产的活化石
而成为海岸线上与人类共栖的发光候鸟
它用呼吸证明
时间可被双手搭建，永恒能在瞬息中显形
Mortise and tenon is no longer just a living fossil of ancient wooden architectural heritage; it has become a luminous migratory bird coexisting with humans on the coastline.
With its breath, it proves that time can be built with one’s own hands, and eternity can manifest in a fleeting moment.
阿那亚的夜风中，那些曾穿行于木构光隙间的旅人
终将带走一粒风的种子
当现代性狂潮冲刷文明的河床
我们仍可借一榫一卯的谦卑智慧
在流动的时代里，筑起不灭的温暖灯塔
In the night wind of Aranya, the travelers who once wandered through the gaps of light in the wooden structure will eventually carry away a seed of wind in their hearts.
As the tide of modernity sweeps across the riverbed of civilization, we can still draw on the humble wisdom of a single mortise and a single tenon to build an eternal beacon of warmth in this ever-changing era.
▼鸟人的谢幕 The curtain call of the Bird Man
▼挣脱的鸟人与破碎牢笼 The breaking-free Bird Man and the shattered cage
结构的归宿：展出后，所有模块可拆解重组为长椅、方桌、边案等社区家具，延续「榫卯重生」的轮回更替，从空间里回到更广阔的空间去。
The Structure’s Final Home：After the exhibition, all modules can be disassembled and reassembled into community furniture such as benches, square tables, and side tables, continuing the cycle of “mortise and tenon rebirth” — returning from the exhibition space to a broader world.
▼作为社区家具呈现的可能性 The possibility of being repurposed as community furniture
▼装置轴测图 Axonometric diagram of the installation
▼平面图 Plan
▼立面图 Elevation
项目信息
装置名称：榫卯的呼吸
设计公司：广州城外建筑设计有限公司
主持建筑师：陈洁琦、沈莹颖
建筑副合伙人：谢勇斌、刘军
搭建设计师：黄际升 张舜
搭建艺术家：谢勇斌 黄际升 刘佳丽 孙悦
行为艺术家：做个鸟人（图片实录）
灯光顾问：LIHuo离火照明设计朱理东
联合研发：凡工设计咨询 盛加兴 贾长浩 王登月 刘鑫
项目地址：中国 北戴河 阿那亚黄金海岸
搭建面积：4㎡
摄影版权：刘国威 城外建筑
设计时间：2025.3-2025.06
呈现场域：2025阿那亚·候鸟300艺术节（300小时的即时城市）
Installation Name: The Breath of Mortise and Tenon
Design Firm: WildUrbanArchitectures
Lead Architects: Jacky Chan, Shen Yingying
Associate Architects: Xie Yongbin, Liu Jun
Construction Designers: Huang Jisheng, Zhang Shun
Construction Artists: Xie Yongbin, Huang Jisheng, Liu Jiali, Sun Yue
Performance Artist: Bird-Man (documented in photos)
Lighting Consultant: LIHuo Lighting Design, Zhu Lidong
Co-Research and Development: Fangong Design Consulting, Sheng Jiaxing, Jia Changhao, Wang Dengyue, Liu Xin
Project Location: Aranya Golden Coast, Beidaihe, China
Construction Area: 16.4 square meters
Photography Copyright: Liu Guowei,WildUrbanArchitectures
Design Period: March 2025 – June 2025
Core Materials: Raw wood mortise-tenon modules, embedded breathing lighting system
Venue: 2025 Aranya Migratory Birds 300 Art Festival (A 300-Hour Instant City)
