The Endangered Character
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PROBLEM
Researches have indicated the potential endangerment of fish in 2050. In Taiwan, overfishing has led to a 90% reduction in fish resources, but has yet to pass strict marine conservation laws.
INSIGHT
The Chinese character for fish 魚 is a pictograph, meaning it comes from drawings of the species.
Illustrating the language's close relationship with the environment.
But if its origins disappear, does it mean the same for the character?
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IDEA
Typoetry activism in a future absent of fish.
A poster campaign reimagining 'Father Goes Fishing' , a poem in the Taiwanese curriculum for over half a century. With - the symbol of a missing Chinese character in place of fish.