Manyi
Chan.

Did you see that duck in Shanghai?

‘They walk — an elementary form of this experience of the city; they are walkers, Wandersmänner, whose bodies follow the thicks and thins of an urban "text" they write without being able to read it.’

—— Michel de Certeau, ‘The Practice of Everyday Life’ (1984)

I doodled a duck on the map of Shanghai, creating a unique walking route.

Following this impromptu path, I strolled through the streets, capturing the stories of those around me through my lens. Every glimmer of light, snippet of conversation, and behavioral pattern contributed to the essence of this ‘duck.’ With each photo I snapped, I noted down the current coordinates (latitude and longitude) and marked them beside the photo as a reference. Readers can use these coordinates to pinpoint the exact spots where the shots were taken and join me in the hunt for this elusive "duck."


某天盯着手机导航发呆不知道上哪儿遛弯儿时，突然灵光一闪，决定在上海地图上随机选取一片区域截图，再在上面涂鸦一只鸭子，作为一条特殊的散步和拍摄路线。

我就这样根据我即兴画出来的路线，大步踏在陌生的街上，通过镜头闯进周围人的故事里，仔细寻找平时不会注意到的小细节：每一片光、一段对话、一个行为规律，都组构起了我的视角。而每拍下一张照片时，我都会及时记录当下的坐标点（经纬度），点在鸭子地图上作为记号。读者可以通过搜寻坐标点来找到拍摄的准确地点，和我一同找寻这只“鸭子”。

想分享散步时发生的趣闻轶事，想把藏在上海街头中的这只可爱鸭子路线告诉更多人，于是就产生了这本小小的地图式影集。