Fading: Sunlight Steals the Color

A set of fabrics and paper faded by sunlight. An indigo-dyed cloth hanging on the wall, the side near the window has faded to a very light grey-blue, while the side away from the window retains a deeper color, with a continuous gradient between the two, no clear boundary. A washi scroll, the paper surface yellowed with brown spots appearing at the edges, and the ink color also lightened. The fabric surface of a cushion, the illuminated side two or three shades lighter than the shaded side. These fades are uneven and directional, recording the path of light over many years. They are paired with rough earthen walls and dark wood. The light from outside the window is currently falling on the same position, continuing this process. Avoid: making the fading uniform and non-directional, using artificially aged uniform light colors, depicting the fabrics as brand new and vibrant, eliminating yellowing and spots.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組被陽光褪色的織品與紙。一塊掛在牆上的靛藍染布,靠窗的一側已經褪成極淡的灰藍,遠離窗的一側仍保留較深的顏色,兩者之間是連續的漸層,沒有明確的界線;一張和紙的掛軸,紙面泛黃並在邊緣出現褐色的斑點,墨色也變淡;一個坐墊的布面,受光面比背光面淺了兩三階。這些褪色是不均勻的、有方向性的,記錄了光線多年來的路徑。它們搭配粗糙的土壁與深色的木。窗外的光此刻正落在同樣的位置上,持續著這個過程。避免:讓褪色均勻無方向、使用人工做舊的均勻淡色、把織品畫成全新鮮豔、消除泛黃與斑點。