2007
徐冰 Xu Bing
紙本數碼印刷 雙面折頁
Digital Print on Paper (double sided)
29.7 x 35.6 cm / 11.7 x 14 in
$ 1,000
Book from the Ground is a new media project undertaken by Xu Bing since 2003, utilizing emojis and signs widely adopted on the internet to create a book that can be understood by everyone, regardless of their educational and cultural background. Through this project, Xu continues to explore the roles language plays in a culture and its knowledge system. Contrary to his famous Book from the Sky (1987 - 1991) that uses “false characters” that no one can understand, Book from the Ground aims to eliminate the obstacles created by language and writing, and realize the universality and inclusiveness of knowledge.
Zheng invited Xu to participate in the First Chinese Art Seminar／Workshop in San Diego in 1991. There Xu created "A, B, C...", the first piece of work after he moved to the United States. In 2007, Xu created the first page of Book from the Ground specially for YISHU magazine as the first limited edition print released by the magazine.
《地书》是徐冰从2003年开始的一个新媒体项目，利用日常生活中与互联网上广泛使用的标志和表情符号，创作一本不分教育和文化背景的人都可以理解的书。通过这个项目，徐冰持续探索语言在文化及其知识体系中的作用。与他最著名的《天书》（1987-1991）的“造字”相反，《地书》旨在消除语言与文字造成的障碍，实现知识的普遍性和包容性。
郑胜天在1991年曾邀请徐冰参加圣地亚哥第一次当代中国艺术研讨会/工作坊。徐冰在那里创作了他赴美后的第一件作品《英文字母表》。2007年，徐冰专门为郑胜天主持的《Yishu》（典藏国际版）制作了这件《地书》的首页，作为该杂志推出的第一幅限量版版画。
