
There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. —— Leonard Cohen 萬物皆有裂縫,方能讓光透進。—— 李歐納・科恩
世上的一切,從來是不完美,我們不能將目光止於眼前;有時,裂縫的缺口反而是光照射進來的機會。現在的困境可能是未來的轉機,勇於突破生命中的缺口,才會找到新的出口。
作品「運用幻象–裂縫」,利用坊間常見的流星燈,透過排列模擬出水流動的樣貌,緩緩流動的燈光,形成了水流動的畫面,這些光擬態的水,全流向一個巨大未知的裂縫,畫面看似詩意,實則隱含著多重的思辨。
我們都知道光不是一種具體的物質,卻總是能夠藉由光產生的畫面,與真實的事物相連結而產生意義,進而激發人的想像力與情感。裂縫中不斷向下流動的光景,是利用透視手法創造河面上有水從裂縫中向下流淌的錯視。在我們觀賞流動的水(光?)的同時,是否真正在意過底下河水的存在?在充滿新媒體的世界,我們是否已習慣運用幻象去看待事物,反而忽略了眼前的真實?幻象、錯視、想像…熟真熟假?我們的心中,相信何者的存在?
Everything on earth turns out to be imperfect in the end, and we cannot only think about the present. Sometimes, because of a crack, the light gets in. Current obstacles can present future opportunities, and we should be brave enough to overcome obstacles in life in order to find a new way out.
The artwork “Crack: Illusions In Art” makes use of common string lights, and through their arrangement, the look of flowing water is simulated. Slowly flowing light forms a picture of flowing water, which runs towards a huge unknown future crack. This poetic image evokes several thoughts and feelings.
As we know, light is not a concrete substance, but lights always gives us images that can be meaningfully connected to authentic objects to inspire our imaginations and feelings. Light flowing down from the crack utilizes illusion as a technique to create water images on the river. When we are viewing light on flowing water, are we aware of the existence of the water under the surface of the river? In this world of new media, are we used to looking at things from the perspective of illusion and ignoring the facts in front of us? What existence do we believe in our mind?