Endless tools exist to prevent us from getting lost—maps, apps, signs—all promising certainty, efficiency, and the shortest path from A to B. But for a commuter in this relentless city, what if navigation could mean something else? Departing from observations, thoughts, and questions drawn from her daily commute through subterranean MTR spaces, Chen’s zine, 迷路盒: A mapping box of getting lost, is a series of map boxes that each serve as a portal—an invitation —to find fragments of imagination hidden in transit. These boxes interact with readers to re-encounter their daily commuting journey, and to mobilise their senses in the seemingly homogeneous space and the passive stillness of being inside a moving train.

A large box set containing 4 mini-map boxes, 1 micro eraser zine and 1 comic zine. 



確保我們不會迷路的工具數之不盡──地圖、手機應用程式、路牌,皆可準確便捷地引路,並提供從A點到B點的最短路徑。但對一個身處鬧市的通勤者而言,導航還可以有甚麼意義?陳默取材於乘搭港鐵、進出地底空間的日常,糅合觀察、思考和提問,創作小誌《迷路盒》,以一系列地圖盒作為入口,引領參加者在通勤途中,尋找隱身於周遭的想像碎片。這些盒子與讀者互動,引導他們重新感受日常的通勤之旅,在看似單一的空間喚醒感官,脫離作為乘客的被動狀態。

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ZINL.CHM26
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English, 

Chinese - Traditional

Publication/Creation date

2025

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1

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zine

A Map of Getting Lost (Vol:1 Island Line)
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A Mapping Box of Getting Lost (Vol:1 Island Line), 迷路盒 (第一期:港島線)

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