王淑霖 / Wong Shuk Lam-Emily
Artist Statement:
没有誰不為生活而忙、忘、亡;忘記了自己的心,越走越遠,越走越快,為求逹標。物欲加速人們成為當權者的奴隸,系統愈來愈擴張而生活卻愈來愈委縮,我們的生活被殖民化,成為一個被金錢和權威所支配的社會。可以慢下來嗎?反樸歸真,尋回自己的心,細味自己的根。
模糊的身分是怎樣形成的?系統機制侵佔入我們的生活世界當中,我們的身體和思想一直受到權威和知識的控制。傾斜的權力使我的生存空間及公共空間縮小了。我開始觀照自身,重新反思我對「家」、「國」與「當權者」的觀念及情感。
不盲愛,可以嗎?愚人需要多些時間慢慢地體會、小心地感受。欲速則不逹。尋回自我,別於常規,求異共存。
Everyone is too busy making a living in Hong Kong. We work desperately until we forget who we are and what we are living for. We were told to meet the targets and all the standards. The materialistic age makes us slaves for the authority speedily. The ‘System’ controls our mind and life style as the ‘Colonization of Lifeworld’. Can I slow down to find my ‘self’, my natural living style and my identity?
What makes the disappearance of our identity? The System invaded into our ‘Lifeworld’. Authority and Knowledge control our minds and bodies. The increasing power deprives us of our freedom, our living and public activity spaces. I start re-thinking the concept and the relationship of “home”, “country” and “authority” beyond what we were told.
Do not force me to love and believe. A fool needs time to feel and experience. More haste, less speed. Living with the differences respectfully.
油彩布本及現成物 | Oil and found object on canvas 160 (H) x 240 (W) x 5 (D) 2013
油彩及塑膠彩布本 Oil and Acrylic on canvas 50.8 (H) x 61 (W) x 2 (D) 2012
油彩及塑膠彩布本 Oil and Acrylic on canvas 61 (H) x 244 (W) x 2 (D) 2012
Email: shuklamwong@yahoo.com.hk
Website: http://www.emilywongshuklam.com