The Book of Rain
The Book of Rain The Book of Rain
Rain experienced not as weather, but as cultural memory.
A sensory condition. A productive rupture.
Project Overview
This project treats rain as a collective cultural memory and a sensory condition within a Chinese cultural context, intertwined with personal experiences—something felt, anticipated, endured, and restructured through time.
Engaging with Legacy Russell’s Glitch Feminism, we frame glitch not as an error to be corrected, but as a productive rupture.
Before the first drop
Glitch appears as a quiet destabilization of everyday order.
The Pouring
Glitch becomes the only shelter within a fractured reality.
Petrichor
Glitch gives way to the emergence of a new order, rather than a return to the old one.
How to Read & Interact
Gentle Interactions
This zine is designed to be experienced slowly. Please scroll down gradually.
Mouse wheel recommended.
Many visual and textual elements are triggered by scroll position, and scrolling too quickly may cause you to miss subtle transitions.
Discovery
Multiple interactive components respond differently to user actions. Feel free to experiment.
There is no single “correct” way to read the work — discovery and partial visibility are intentional parts of the experience.