創作者簡介 Bio

現居於台北的Tom Rook出生於英國艾克斯茅斯(Exmouth)。Tom以鉛筆與代針筆細細繪製的畫作，深刻體現了他對於大自然 、建築以及城市歷史的濃厚興趣。城市插畫手札，是從小就著迷於城市地景的Tom，憑著過人的圖像記憶刻畫各處體驗的寶貴紀錄，更是他深入探索、領略各地域的必經過程。

Tom屢次透過文本、歷史紀載探索城市變遷，並融合不同時期的細節，穿越時空，重新詮釋地景風貌。觀者時常能透過其畫作，喚醒在地生活記憶；而Tom更從中獲取新知，進而與觀者產生共鳴。時常寄身山林的他，以常見的昆蟲為靈感，成為貫穿大量作品的重要元素­­：當世界各地城市不斷擴張，逼侵昆蟲棲地邊界，生物多樣性因而受到威脅，他嘗試透過畫筆，捕捉都市發展與昆蟲存亡的奇妙聯結。

Currently living in Taipei, Tom Rook was born in Exmouth, England. His interests in architecture, the natural world, and urban history come together in meticulous pen and pencil drawings. From a very young age he has been fascinated by urban landscapes. With a more visually oriented memory his drawings of cities serve as a type of journal; a reminder of the experiences he's had in each place. They're also part of a process through which he explores each location in depth and understands the world around him.

He frequently explores the history and changes written upon a city and recreates detailed views of places in different eras. Viewers often use his drawings to re-call their own stories and memories of a locale and he enjoys the sense of connection and new knowledge this brings. Tom also spends a lot of time in nature and drawings of insects form a large part of his work. As cities across the world expand into their edgelands, the biodiversity of the insect world often suffers. His drawings capture this intersection between nature and the urbanizing world.