Hsiu-man Lin (b. 1991) is a book artist and the owner of Do.bookbinding. She is currently based in New York City, but sometimes shows up everywhere in Taiwan.

林秀蔓(出生於1991年)是一位書籍藝術家，也是梪.裝幀工坊的創立人。目前定居於美國紐約曼哈頓，也經常在台灣各處出沒。

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Do.bookbinding established in 2021

梪 裝幀工坊建立於2021年

I have been in art school since I was little, all the way to college. Many might assume that painting/art making is as easy as eating for me, however, the fact is that I have not created any works for many years. It is probably because of boredom or my high standards which also became my obstacle.

Going through the pandemic and my roller coaster life experiences from 2020 to 21, I’d say that the one fortunate outcome is my rekindled desire to make art. Instead of using ink or gouache which I used to be familiar with, I chose bookbinding. I would love to collaborate with photographers or writers to “tell the stories” together. Fundamentally, I believe that making by hand can deliver deeper emotions and warmth which machines cannot achieve. 

“A story is the only way to active parts in the brain so that a listener turns the story into their own idea and experience.”— Dr. Uri Hasson

從小讀美術班一路到大學，或許很多人會認為畫畫/創作對我來說就像吃飯一樣容易，但事實上是，我已經有好多年沒有做任何作品，也許是因為厭倦，也可能是因為一直做不到自己的期待值就寧可不做吧！

經歷了去年到今年的疫情以及各種混亂，最大的收穫就是我又重新燃起了想創作的慾望，但這次媒材選擇並不是用我過去熟悉的水墨或膠彩，而是選擇「書籍裝幀」。既可以和攝影或文字創作者合作，互相用各自熟悉的方式一起‘說故事‘，也可以透過手作來表達更深一層的情感，讀者甚至能將故事變成自己的想法和經驗，因為故事是活動部分大腦的唯一途徑。

Customized 客製化

Sharing 分享

Book Restoration 書籍修復

Rare Book Research 古籍研究

Storytelling 故事分享

CV

Currently the HEAD OF ARCHIVES at CAI GUO-QIANG STUDIO
(2021–present)

ARCHIVIST AT CAI GUO-QIANG STUDIO
(2017-2021)

RARE BOOK SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
(2019)
Awarded 2019 The Director’s scholarship from Rare Book School, Virginia, the United States.

CONSERVATION FELLOW
(2018–2019)
Awarded conservation fellowship in Archives and Special Collections Conservation Laboratory, Brooklyn College (NY).

PRATT INSTITUTE
(2017–2019)
Master of Library and Information Science. Advanced Certificate in Conservation and Digital Curation. Honor: 2 Year Enrollment scholarship

NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY
(2010–2014)
B.F.A. in Fine Arts, Division of Chinese Painting. Honor: 4 Year Admission Merit Excellence Scholarship

目前為蔡國強工作室檔案部主任
(2021年至今)

蔡國強工作室檔案專員
(2017年–2021年)

善本古籍研究獎學金
(2019年)
獲善本古籍學院（美國維吉尼亞州）2019年董事獎學金

修復研究獎學金
(2018年–2019年)
於紐約布魯克林學院檔案與特殊典藏修復室，擔任西方書籍、檔案保存與修復研究員。

紐約普瑞特藝術學院
(2017年–2019年)
圖書資訊管理碩士 ，以及修復與數位典藏進階學位。獲兩年入學獎學金

國立台灣師範大學
(2010年–2014年)
美術系國畫組學士。獲卓越師資培育獎學金