The Threes by Dai Pan
The Threes by Dai Pan is a handmade book-object, book design, and writing-based visual art project, bringing poetry, image, story, and design research into a single sequence.
- Year
- 2025
- Medium
- Handmade book-object, poetry, image, short narrative, and book design
- Art form
- Book design and writing-based visual art
- Location
- New York
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Poetry, image, and story collected into a single, hand-built book-object — meant to be moved through slowly, more like weather than a statement.
Click to begin · Scroll to drift through the spreadsThe Threes is a curated collection of literary and visual works in three sections: Poetry, Image, and Story. Designed as an experience rather than a statement, each section offers its own perspective on the connections between words, visuals, and personal reflection.
Related writing and literary work are collected at daipan.ink.
The collection features 18 poems and a short narrative, each drawing from personal introspection and fragmented memories. These works capture fleeting moments of clarity within an ever-changing reality.
This project is ultimately an exercise in creative purification — a personal, artistic baptism realized through literature, abstract illustration, and meticulous book design. By writing, designing, and assembling the collection independently, I sought to engage deeply with each aspect of the process, exploring the boundaries between poetic expression, visual abstraction, and crafted narrative.
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what was seen, what was said, what remained.
The collection features 18 poems and a short narrative, each drawing from personal introspection and fragmented memories. These works capture fleeting moments of clarity within an ever-changing reality.