Dream Labor Press is a self-publishing collective founded by a group of Chinese female graphic designer-authors who are based in the United States and China. Our work focuses on storytelling and fiction-making in the liminal space between places and identities.
By means of zines, artist books and other small publications, we play with objects, symbols and memories. We endeavor to communicate layered narratives that resonate with different walks of audiences and to push the boundaries of design.
CURRENT MEMBERS
Doris Liu
Zia Qian
Lexi Xu
Lihao Zhu
Zhenyu Zhou
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Brooklyn Art Book Fair, 2024
Other Islands Book Fair, 2024
打开——Open M Art Fair by abC, 2024
Multiple Formats Art Book Fair, 2024
Press Play by Pioneer Works, 2023
Detroit Art Book Fair, 2023
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ANESTHESIA FANTACY
Zhenyu Zhou
2024
130 x 260 mm
Perfect binding
54 pages
The word book is organized into three chapters. The first chapter contains the author’s observations on both personal and professional life. The explanations and visuals relieve cynicism as a hilarious irony, rather than adding to the reader’s tension. The second chapter, The Hospital, also inspired the book’s title, as the author anticipates waking up from general anesthesia to offer a cautionary tale. The summarization in the third, game chapter is extremely subjective, while the game itself is a really personal experience.
It’s a simple read, so the readers can begin on any page and work their way through it.