Inter-Asia Woodcut Mapping Series V: The Multiple Trajectories of Postwar Woodcut Movement 戰後亞洲的木刻運動及其多重軌跡nts in Asia

亞際木刻圖繪（五）：戰後亞洲的木刻運動及其多重軌跡
Inter-Asia Woodcut Mapping V: The Multiple Trajectories of Woodcut Movements in Postwar Asia

Edited by Li Junfeng, Wu Junyi, and Chen Weilun

In recent years, artist collectives across Asia have been turning to woodcut printing as a shared medium—valued for its accessibility, reproducibility, and its ability to move between individuals and communities. Through this practice, many groups engage with urgent social issues, encouraging people to document their own stories through images.

Active across Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and the Philippines, these collectives address topics such as migrant labor, displacement of Indigenous communities, urban poverty, and queer identities—seeking ways to understand and respond to shared conditions across different regions.

Since its founding in 2019, the Inter-Asia Woodcut Mapping collective has been documenting these practices through independent publishing, exhibitions, and exchange programs—building a space for cross-regional dialogue and alternative cultural production. This publication marks the fifth volume in the series.

This issue focuses on the development of modern woodcut movements in postwar East and Southeast Asia. Tracing its roots back to the 1930s—when Lu Xun advocated woodcut as a tool for representing reality and exposing social conditions—the movement spread across the region, taking on distinct forms shaped by local histories.

Featuring seven essays from contributors in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the Philippines, this volume explores how artists have mobilized woodcut as a form of social critique and action in postwar contexts. It also examines how Cold War political structures shaped these practices, revealing both their possibilities and limitations within shifting realities.

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Publication: Inter-Asia Woodcut Mapping
Date: August 2024
Pages: 80
Language: Bilingual (Chinese / English)
Format: Offset printing

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【《亚际木刻图绘（五）：战后亚洲的木刻运动及其多重轨迹》 】

Inter-Asia Woodcut Mapping V: The Multiple Trajectories of Woodcut Movements in Postwar Asia

编辑：李俊峰、吴君仪、陈韦纶

出版发行：亚际木刻图绘

出版日期：2024年8月

页数：80

语言：中英双语

规格：柯氏印刷 Offset printing

近年来，亚洲各地兴起一批以木刻版画为媒介的艺术群体（art collective）。木刻版画因工具简便、技法易学，成为创作者与社区互动的桥梁。许多艺术团体借此关注社会议题，鼓励民众以视觉艺术记录自身故事。这些群体活跃于印度尼西亚、马来西亚、日本、韩国、台湾、香港、中国大陆、菲律宾等地，创作议题涵盖移工移民、面临拆迁的原住民、城市贫困阶层、性小众群体等，在跨地域的社会共通性中，探索理解与回应现实问题的可能路径。

亚际木刻图绘小组自2019年成立以来，持续关注亚洲各地的木刻版画创作，并通过独立出版、展览与交流计划，推动跨区域对话，记录另类文化的生产路径。迄今已出版五期《亚际木刻图绘》，以不同主题梳理木刻版画与社会议题的关系。

第五期《亚际木刻图绘》聚焦“现代木刻运动”在战后东亚与东南亚的发展轨迹。现代木刻运动可追溯至20世纪30年代，由鲁迅推动，强调以木刻版画表现现实、揭露社会问题。这一艺术实践影响深远，并逐步传播至东亚及东南亚。然而，各地因社会发展脉络不同，现代木刻实践的路径亦有所分化，呈现多重面貌。本期特别收录来自中国、香港、台湾、日本、韩国、新加坡及菲律宾的七篇文章，探讨各地艺术家如何在战后语境下，将木刻版画结合社会批判与行动，并进一步考察冷战时期的政治格局如何影响这些艺术实践，揭示其在现实环境中所遭遇的挑战与局限。

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