熊人
Chinabear and Chinaman
A LAM Hiu-tung’s Solo Exhibition
林曉東個展
13/03/2009 – 26/04/2009
策展人：林曉東
主辦：ART PRODUCTS PROMOTION
協辦：1a Space
展出日期： 2009年4月11日至4月26日
地點： 1a空間，九龍土瓜灣馬頭角道63號牛棚藝術村14號室
地點： 1a空間，九龍土瓜灣馬頭角道63號牛棚藝術村14號室
夢想，
每個人都擁有 / 曾經擁有 / 應該擁有。
你必須小心奕奕地牽著它，
一不留神甩手了，
夢想就會離你遠走。
夢想，
或許沒有什麼重量，
但它足以承托你的存在，
使你不會感覺孤單。
我夢故我在。
為此，保有一個可感知的夢，
並與它同在，直至永遠。
每個人都擁有 / 曾經擁有 / 應該擁有。
你必須小心奕奕地牽著它，
一不留神甩手了，
夢想就會離你遠走。
夢想，
或許沒有什麼重量，
但它足以承托你的存在，
使你不會感覺孤單。
我夢故我在。
為此，保有一個可感知的夢，
並與它同在，直至永遠。
「熊人」(Chinabear and Chinaman)是2009年，Art Products Promotion (APP)繼《三城》資料及圖片展後推介的第二個主題展覽。此自資租場展覽由Art Products Promotion (APP)與1a空間共同推廣。
「熊人」，是本土藝術教育工作者林曉東的個人藝術創作展覽。林氏早年在港修讀並任職設計，九零年代留學法國，回港後分別於香港中文大學及香港大學取得藝術碩士及教育碩士，現任職香港教育局。
林曉東說：「這是一個有關一個人和一個夢想的展覽。」
林氏的創作，一直試圖透過簡潔的符號及隱喻的重組，重新演繹他對生命及生活的觀察，並以此邀請觀賞者對藝術的本質及其文化情境作延伸思考；以最輕的，細說/解脫那生命中不能忘卻的重。
據林氏所說：「這次其實亦是藉具體行動，及一連串因展覽而衍生的活動，作為對本土展覽文化的重讀與反思。」展覽透過藝術品的呈現與收藏，及對其探討和推廣，從而展望香港藝術文化發展的可能性。
當大眾對一件藝術品的「新高紀錄」及「獨一無二」感興趣及討論時，林氏卻以逆向思維寄望「有多少人」能擁有他的作品以至使它「廣受歡迎」。林氏相信樂意分享、保有，或以至進一步演繹藝術家的思想和情感，才是一件藝術作品的價值與討論的核心所在，而非其市場價格。
展覽的前半部，已於2009年1月20日至25日在維園64號年宵攤位舉行。後半部將於2009年3月13日至4月26日回到牛棚藝術村1a空間進行討論。
展覽的後半部分，除作品的展覽外，林氏更會整理他對維園年宵的經驗和心得，以(其作品的延伸)「我的DotDotDot」個人氣球設計比賽、出版，以及藝術家對談環節等活動，持續有變地與不同時段到訪的參觀者作討論和分享。各活動的舉辦日期及詳情，請留意1a空間的通訊和網頁上的公布。
「熊人」，是本土藝術教育工作者林曉東的個人藝術創作展覽。林氏早年在港修讀並任職設計，九零年代留學法國，回港後分別於香港中文大學及香港大學取得藝術碩士及教育碩士，現任職香港教育局。
林曉東說：「這是一個有關一個人和一個夢想的展覽。」
林氏的創作，一直試圖透過簡潔的符號及隱喻的重組，重新演繹他對生命及生活的觀察，並以此邀請觀賞者對藝術的本質及其文化情境作延伸思考；以最輕的，細說/解脫那生命中不能忘卻的重。
據林氏所說：「這次其實亦是藉具體行動，及一連串因展覽而衍生的活動，作為對本土展覽文化的重讀與反思。」展覽透過藝術品的呈現與收藏，及對其探討和推廣，從而展望香港藝術文化發展的可能性。
當大眾對一件藝術品的「新高紀錄」及「獨一無二」感興趣及討論時，林氏卻以逆向思維寄望「有多少人」能擁有他的作品以至使它「廣受歡迎」。林氏相信樂意分享、保有，或以至進一步演繹藝術家的思想和情感，才是一件藝術作品的價值與討論的核心所在，而非其市場價格。
展覽的前半部，已於2009年1月20日至25日在維園64號年宵攤位舉行。後半部將於2009年3月13日至4月26日回到牛棚藝術村1a空間進行討論。
展覽的後半部分，除作品的展覽外，林氏更會整理他對維園年宵的經驗和心得，以(其作品的延伸)「我的DotDotDot」個人氣球設計比賽、出版，以及藝術家對談環節等活動，持續有變地與不同時段到訪的參觀者作討論和分享。各活動的舉辦日期及詳情，請留意1a空間的通訊和網頁上的公布。
Dream, everyone has / has had / has to have one.
You must hold it very carefully,
or it will slip away through your fingers forever once you are unguarded.
Dream, it might be weightless,
but it supports your existence,
and lets you not be alone.
I dream therefore I am.
So, keep you a tangible dream,and take it with you, always.
You must hold it very carefully,
or it will slip away through your fingers forever once you are unguarded.
Dream, it might be weightless,
but it supports your existence,
and lets you not be alone.
I dream therefore I am.
So, keep you a tangible dream,and take it with you, always.
The “Chinabear and Chinaman”, a venue-rental programme jointly promoted by Art Products Promotion (APP)and 1a Space, is the next thematic exhibition generated by APP after the documentary exhibition in 2009. The show centered around LAM Hiu-tung’s artistic concepts on promotion and collection of an artwork.
LAM Hiu-tung is a local art educator. LAM studied and pursued his career in design earlier in Hong Kong, and continued his studies in France in the 1990s. He obtained his Master of Fine Arts and Master of Education from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong respectively. He is now serving at the Hong Kong Education Bureau.
LAM says, “It’s an exhibition about a man and a dream.”
LAM attempts to make use of succinct symbols and reconstructed metaphors to reinterpret his individual observations on life and living, as well as to invite audience to extend their thinking on the essence of art and the context of art itself. His works unfurl delicately / liberate minds from the unforgettable heaviness in life by pinning down the lightness artistically.
“It is also a concrete action, a series of activities derived from the exhibition, so one can re-read and reflect on the culture of local exhibitions”, quoted from LAM. Through the study and promotion on the ways of presentation and collection of an artwork, he explores the possibilities of future development in Hong Kong art culture.
When people are all interested in and discussing about the “new record high” and “uniqueness” of an artwork, LAM thinks in the contrary to contemplate “how many people” could own his work to make it “popular”. To be willing to share, possess or further elaborate on the artist’s ideas and sentiments - should always be the core of an artwork’s value and the focus of discussion, not its market price. It is what LAM believes.
The fore part of the exhibition has been taken place from 20 to 25 January 2009 at counter no. 64, Victoria Park at the Lunar New Year market. The latter part of the project will be resumed at 1a space, Cattle Depot Artist Village from 13 March to 26 April 2009.
LAM will compile and share the experience from what he has observed at the Lunar New Year market. Apart from the exhibition, the art project includes publication, ‘My own DotDotDot’ - A Balloon Design Competition (an extension of LAM’s artwork) and a sharing session ‘Dialogue with the Artist’. The sharing and dialogue with the audience will be continuous and evolving. For details of the main exhibition and fringe events, please visit 1a space’s website http://www.oneaspace.org.hk/ or pick up a copy of its newsletter in major education institutions and arts organizations.
LAM Hiu-tung is a local art educator. LAM studied and pursued his career in design earlier in Hong Kong, and continued his studies in France in the 1990s. He obtained his Master of Fine Arts and Master of Education from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong respectively. He is now serving at the Hong Kong Education Bureau.
LAM says, “It’s an exhibition about a man and a dream.”
LAM attempts to make use of succinct symbols and reconstructed metaphors to reinterpret his individual observations on life and living, as well as to invite audience to extend their thinking on the essence of art and the context of art itself. His works unfurl delicately / liberate minds from the unforgettable heaviness in life by pinning down the lightness artistically.
“It is also a concrete action, a series of activities derived from the exhibition, so one can re-read and reflect on the culture of local exhibitions”, quoted from LAM. Through the study and promotion on the ways of presentation and collection of an artwork, he explores the possibilities of future development in Hong Kong art culture.
When people are all interested in and discussing about the “new record high” and “uniqueness” of an artwork, LAM thinks in the contrary to contemplate “how many people” could own his work to make it “popular”. To be willing to share, possess or further elaborate on the artist’s ideas and sentiments - should always be the core of an artwork’s value and the focus of discussion, not its market price. It is what LAM believes.
The fore part of the exhibition has been taken place from 20 to 25 January 2009 at counter no. 64, Victoria Park at the Lunar New Year market. The latter part of the project will be resumed at 1a space, Cattle Depot Artist Village from 13 March to 26 April 2009.
LAM will compile and share the experience from what he has observed at the Lunar New Year market. Apart from the exhibition, the art project includes publication, ‘My own DotDotDot’ - A Balloon Design Competition (an extension of LAM’s artwork) and a sharing session ‘Dialogue with the Artist’. The sharing and dialogue with the audience will be continuous and evolving. For details of the main exhibition and fringe events, please visit 1a space’s website http://www.oneaspace.org.hk/ or pick up a copy of its newsletter in major education institutions and arts organizations.
2009年1月20日至25日，APP以維園年宵出發，首度將其理念透過藝術家林曉東的創作帶給公眾及市場。2009年3月及4月，再以當代藝術展覽的形式，把有關經驗帶回牛棚藝術村的1a空間，嘗試從討論藝術品收藏的多樣可能性作導引，進而對藝術的本質作更深入的探討。另外，APP將會不定期地把有關藝術家與其作品的論述結集出版，引發延伸討論。
Kick-starting at Victoria Park’s Lunar New Year Market (20-25 January 2009), APP presented its idea(s) by introducing LAM Hiu-tung’s artwork to the public. The latter part of the art project will be resumed at 1a space in March and April 2009 in the form of a contemporary art exhibition. By discussing the multiple possibilities in collection of artwork, the exhibition probes into the essence of art itself. APP will compile from time to time the statements and artworks of artists - for publication, discussion and beyond.
