这是一本近500页体量的画册，从一年之前的同名展览孵化而出，呈现了近百岁的艺术家丁立人的跨越近70年的艺术作品，并进一步涵盖了更多的文字、研究、回忆与故事。

“萍水相逢”，如策展人杨天歌所言，“是一出戏，又有如一场游戏”，既是丁立人的个展，又有7位年轻艺术家（实可谓丁老的孙辈）的协助群演。这样的组合，又巧妙地延续到了《萍水相逢》的书籍设计中。

This nearly 500-page catalogue grew out of the eponymous exhibition held a year ago, yet it extends well beyond the nearly seventy years' worth of artworks presented in that show by the near-100-year-old Ding Liren, and incorporates a broader range of writings, research, memories, and narratives of the artist.

"Drifting Encounters," as curator Yang Tiange describes it, "is a drama, and also something of a game." It was both a solo exhibition by Ding Liren and a collective endeavor featuring seven young artists—truly of his grandchildren's generation—in supporting roles. This same interplay has been thoughtfully carried into the design of the publication.