ZIYU WANG, Where Words End, 2025,4
Where Words End, Zine about the film "We Made a Beautiful Bouquet"

Where Words End, G Zine,A zine developed in response to a shared group theme, bringing together the Korean film Late Autumn (starring Tang Wei), the Hong Kong film In the Mood for Love, and the Japanese film We Made a Beautiful Bouquet, interpreting the aesthetics and emotional core of East Asian romance cinema.



About: The idea for this project began with a simple thought: how can one visually tell the story of a relationship without using traditional narrative methods? After rewatching the movie: We Made a Beautiful Bouquet, I became captivated by how much the film relies not on dramatic plot twists, but on quiet, observational details. The two protagonists, Mugi and Kinu, reveal themselves—and the evolution of their relationship—through their tastes, habits, and the everyday objects they share. I realized that by focusing on these physical artifacts, I could create a different kind of storytelling: one that mirrors the film’s own subtlety and emotional texture.

I started by rewatching the film multiple times, carefully pausing and taking notes whenever an important item appeared. I listed every object that seemed to resonate between the two characters: movie tickets tucked into books as bookmarks, matching or similar bookshelves, their mutual failure to attend the capybara show, their fashion choices echoing each other, and other small but significant overlaps. These artifacts, often overlooked, felt like the true milestones of their connection—markers of intimacy deeper than words.

I began by rewatching the film three times, not as a passive viewer, but as an archivist. I paused frequently, took meticulous notes, and captured screenshots of every small, significant object that appeared. I wasn't just looking for obvious props; I paid close attention to anything that subtly reflected their inner world:

Movie tickets tucked into novels. Matching yet independently chosen bookshelves. The unfulfilled plan to see the capybara show. Their clothing choices, mirroring without meaning to.

Even when apart, the traces of each character lingered in the objects they touched, forming a map of shared and diverging lives.
这个项目的灵感源于一个简单的想法:如何在不使用传统叙事手法的情况下,用视觉方式讲述一段感情故事?重温《花束般的恋爱》之后,我被这部电影深深吸引:它并非依靠戏剧性的情节转折,而是依赖于安静的、细致入微的观察。两位主人公,Mugi和Kinu,通过他们的品味、习惯以及共同拥有的日常物品,展现了他们自己以及彼此关系的演变。我意识到,通过聚焦这些实物,我可以创造出一种不同的叙事方式:一种能够反映电影本身微妙情感质感的叙事方式。

我首先反复观看这部电影,每次遇到重要的物品时都会暂停并仔细记录。我列出了所有似乎与两位主人公产生共鸣的物品:夹在书里当书签的电影票、风格相同或相似的书架、他们共同错过的水豚表演、彼此呼应的穿衣风格,以及其他一些虽小却意义重大的重叠之处。这些常常被忽略的物件,却像是他们之间真正意义上的里程碑——比言语更深刻的亲密关系的象征。

我首先重看了三遍这部电影,并非以旁观者的身份,而是以档案管理员的身份。我频繁暂停,仔细记录,并截取了所有出现的小物件的屏幕截图。我并非只寻找显而易见的道具;我密切关注着任何微妙地反映他们内心世界的事物:

夹在小说里的电影票。风格相近却各自挑选的书架。未能实现的观看水豚表演的计划。他们无意间形成的相似着装选择。

即使分隔两地,每个角色的痕迹仍然留在他们触碰过的物品中,构成了一幅他们共同经历与各自人生轨迹交汇的地图。

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