オランダのアーティスト、マヨラインが日本でのアートレジデンスにて、植物の観点から人間と生態系の関係の組み直しについて取り組むため、桂の木とそれにまつわる伝説「桂男」を調べ、まとめた本。桂の木を出発点として、秋の季節を多感に体験するフィクションや「事実」の物語に付随する素材（レシピ、エクササイズ、画像）を用いて、関係や体験の豊かな生態系を描き出すものである。 This publication introduces the Katsura tree as a point of departure from which to map a rich ecology of relations and experiences with materials (recipes, exercises, and images) that accompany stories—fictional and “factual”—of a multi-sensorial experience of the fall season. The writing questions modern/colonial binaries like east and west, nature and culture, fact and fiction, higher and lower senses, and the human and non-human. It calls readers to not only exercise awareness of their environments but to imagine along with them. The Katsura tree is an elemental spirit of the Japanese landscape in the fall season. As the transformation of the Katsura’s colored leaves and their enchanting sweet scent changes the sensorial experience of their environment, they remind us of our connection to the seasons. The tree’s embeddedness in Japanese folklore and traditional storytelling leads us to a yokai supernatural spirit, legend, and gardener: Katsura-Otoko, or, in Chinese; Wu Gang. His efforts in pruning the Katsura tree on the moon to cause lunar cycles connects cosmology to ecology as a natural part of our earthly existence. The story’s premise serves as an inspiration and starting point for this book. Author by Marjolein van der Loo Text editor by Ignace Cami Translation by Mari Mukai/Yuki Harukawa/Kanoko Tamura Illustrations by Marjolein van der Loo Graphic Design by Yannick Nuss zine&poster zine 113p＋cover 180×130/ 2-color printing/Japanese binding 30 copies /November 2022 English/Japanese poster 297×420 / 4-color printing 作者：Marjolein van der Loo 以英语、日语两种语言介绍了桂花树。并以此为出发点，用最本质的材料（食谱、文字练习和图像）描绘了丰富的生态关系，这些材料伴随着虚构的和 "事实的 "故事，讲述了对秋天这个季节的多感官体验。 由Hand Saw Press印刷。