Silence: Quietness You Can Hear

An extremely quiet space composed of sound-absorbing materials. The walls are thick earthen walls, with a rough, porous surface; the floor is covered with thick straw mats or coarsely woven hemp; the ceiling is made of wood panels and Washi paper; there are no hard, smooth reflective surfaces—no glass, no tiles, no metal, no polished stone. Therefore, the space has no echo, and sounds are absorbed as soon as they are made. The only movement in the picture is a wisp of smoke rising from an incense burner, and the moment a drop of water falls from a bamboo pipe into a stone basin, creating a ripple on the water's surface. These tiny events become noticeable due to the absolute silence of the surroundings. The light is soft and diffused. Avoid: adding reflective surfaces such as glass, tiles, and metal, using bright lighting, adding multiple dynamic elements, depicting the space as wide and high-ceilinged.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個以吸音材料構成的極安靜空間。牆是厚實的土壁,表面粗糙多孔;地面鋪著厚的草蓆或粗織的麻;天花是木板與和紙;沒有任何硬質光滑的反射面——沒有玻璃、沒有磁磚、沒有金屬、沒有拋光的石材。因此空間沒有迴音,聲音一發出就被吸收。畫面中唯一的動態是一縷從香爐升起的煙,以及一滴水從竹管落入石缽的瞬間,水面泛起一圈波紋。這些微小的事件因為周圍的絕對安靜而變得明顯。光線是柔和的漫射。避免:加入玻璃、磁磚與金屬等反射面、使用明亮的照明、加入多個動態元素、把空間畫得寬敞挑高。