Minhan Lin's "Move Like Water, Still Like Rock" Wins 2025 Art & Photo Book Award
Minhan Lin, an architectural designer in New York City, has won the 2025 Art & Photo Book Award for her zine titled "Move Like Water, Still Like Rock." Produced with support from Bookmobile, this publication delves into how rocks symbolize both movement and transformation, shaped by natural forces such as water, wind, and gravity. Lin, who earned her Bachelor’s from Tongji University and a Master’s from Columbia University, aims to bridge ecological systems with architectural design. The zine emerged from her graduate studies, emphasizing the contrast between dynamic movement and tranquility. Submissions for the 2026 awards are currently being accepted.
Key facts
- Minhan Lin won the 2025 Art & Photo Book Award for "Move Like Water, Still Like Rock."
- The project was supported by Bookmobile.
- Lin is an architectural designer based in New York City.
- She holds a BArch from Tongji University and an MS in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia GSAPP.
- The zine explores rocks as records of movement and transformation.
- Lin's work focuses on ecological systems and coexistence across species.
- The idea originated from a grad school project on stillness versus movement.
- Lin credits Michael Wang for advice on summarizing projects in five sentences.
Entities
Artists
- Minhan Lin
- Michael Wang
Institutions
- Booooooom
- Bookmobile
- Tongji University
- Columbia GSAPP
Locations
- New York City
- United States