Recessed Niches: Shelves Carved into the Wall

Several recessed niches carved into a thick wall. They are rectangular with arched tops or simple squares, varying in size, about twenty centimeters deep, and distributed at different heights rather than in a row. The inner walls of the niches are completely continuous with the wall surface—the same white lime plaster, the same rounded corners, no traces of frames or shelves, appearing to be carved out of the wall rather than added on. Each niche contains one or two items: a terracotta pot, a stack of folded towels, a candle, a small plant. Due to the thick wall, the niches create shadows within themselves, clearly outlining the objects. Light shines obliquely from the side. Avoid: using external shelves and ledges, adding frames and trim, arranging the niches in a neat row, making the niches too shallow.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面厚牆上挖出的數個內凹壁龕。它們的形狀是拱頂的長方形或簡單的方形,大小不一,深度約二十公分,分佈在不同的高度而不是排成一列。壁龕的內壁與牆面完全連續——同樣的白色石灰塗料、同樣的圓角、沒有任何邊框與層板的痕跡,看起來是從牆體挖出來而不是加上去的。每一個壁龕裡放著一到兩件東西:一只赤陶罐、一疊摺好的毛巾、一支蠟燭、一株小植物。因為牆厚,壁龕在自身內部形成陰影,物件的輪廓清楚。光從側面斜射。避免:使用外掛的層架與層板、加入邊框與收邊條、讓壁龕排成整齊的一列、把壁龕的深度做得太淺。