Word List, 2025
The booklet entitled Chinese Phrase Book (Technical Manual 30-633), published by the War Department (Washington, D.C.) on December 10, 1943, is a US military phrasebook designed for use by American personnel in contact with Chinese speakers during World War II. In 2025, Chinese artist Yangkun Shi and American scholar Lisa Orcutt cooperate to finish this two channel video installation, which Yangkun reads in English and Lisa reads in Chinese with the same word list.
词汇表，2025
《中文手册》（Chinese Phrase Book，技术手册编号 30-633）是由美国华盛顿战争部于1943年12月10日出版，是一部在二战期间为与中文使用者接触的美军人员编制的军事会话手册。2025 年，艺术家史阳琨与莉萨·奥克特（Lisa Orcutt）合作完成了这件双屏录像装置。在作品中，史阳琨用英语朗读，莉萨·奥克特用中文朗读这本手册上的词汇表。