陳瑞琦 / Chan Sui Kei-Shirky
Artist Statement:
我認為自由和局限往往只是人在腦裏的直覺。這些概念通常來自身處的文化環境和社會期望。至於難過和痛苦等不快的感覺,是潛藏在人的意識內,被深深地隱藏著。這正會導致你在社會上,以及人與人之間的溝通方面出現疏離。大眾通常傾向採用社會準則,並試圖調整自己的行為,以滿足社會期望。於是這些期望便順應成為一個合情合理的強制性責任。自由一詞,是我們常常提及,更為它努力奮鬥,但我卻質疑實際上真的可以得到真正的自由嗎?
作為一位現代女性,在現今快速發展的社會裏,我感到某些行為準則和約束要求是處於道德高地上。在這樣的社會制度下,通過尋找自我,從中加深了解,更明白自身的內在界限。
Freedom and boundary, is often the perception in one’s mind. Many of these perceptions originate from our cultural and social expectations and from the specific environment where we were brought up. The uncomfortable feelings are hidden behind one’s consciousness; which might lead to a sense of alienation in one’s social relationships. People tend to adopt the social norms and try to tailor their behaviors to meet the expectation of society. This expectation becomes a sense of obligation. Freedom on the other hand, is a word we often use in a positive context. Everyone fights for the right to be “free”, but I doubt how “free” any of us really are?
As a contemporary woman in an ever-changing and fast paced society, I sense that restrictions and demands of certain normative behaviors are even more significant. Through the process of finding a sense of freedom within the social system, I have come to learn more about myself, particularly the inner boundaries within me.
Website: www.shirkychan.com