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提筆畫畫書寫

線條與話語共謀記憶的質量

午後落在花園的霏霏細雨

今日杯裡升起的熱氣氤氳

渴望與筆下景物共生

但總難逃內在的距離與時差

不斷道別

不斷相會

我們確認並修正著事物的輪廓

視線的甬道裡有著悠長的寂靜與永恆

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Work produced for the group exhibition Mobile Village: 2021 Yun-Chia-Chia-Ying Visual Art Link , at Yunlin Cultural Center

As a work that responds to the theme of the exhibition, Mobile Village, This is Where We Depart is a site-specific installation comprising a poem, drawings, photography, and books. The title refers to the divergence and convergence of lives, and the delays and synchronicity of human emotions. The work draws inspiration from my parents' stories of moving to my hometown, Huwei, a sugar-making town in central Taiwan, 40 years ago in pursuit of a better life. Using walking and traveling as a metaphor to life and life-long relationship, I create a poem written along the stair and walls of the exhibition venue. Words, symbols, and rhythms were delicately chosen and placed to embody the sense of moving and migration. Two books each containing the drawing diaries of my parents over a year were juxtaposed alongside the photography. Viewers were invited to sit down and flip through the pages, and also leave a note on their intimate ones after contemplation among the works. 

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