An infrastructure for self-organising
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Tofulogy 003
《在上海，飞机比鸟还多》
"In Shanghai, There Are More Planes Than Birds"
ရှန်ဟိုင်းမှာ ငှက်တွေထက် လေယာဉ်ပျံတွေ ပိုပေါတယ်
Read in Chinese, English, Burmese
98 Pages, Risograph Printing
"In Shanghai, There Are More Planes Than Birds" is a semi-fictional, diary-style work about Burmese migrant workers in China.
In a factory along the China–Myanmar border, a worker from Myanmar once said, “At that moment, I thought—there are perhaps more airplanes in Shanghai than birds.” That afternoon, he had just received news of his mother’s death. Over the course of two months, the author stayed in intermittent contact with these workers, and chose the form of a “diary” to write down their stories. These stories do not belong to a single individual; rather, they reflect shared experiences. Amid China’s “industrial transformation,” the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 coup in Myanmar, and the shift of migration policies, Burmese migrant workers face layered and intersecting difficulties shaped by multiple forces. What this “diary” seeks to portray is their inner worlds as they move through these experiences.
Author: A Min
Burmese Translator: Paing Nyan
Design: kyauk tan
Produce: 交错带 ecotone
Publish: Tofu Stand
Print: 出血 Bleed Print
Special thanks: Connects Burma and NuNu