Monthly Archive for March, 2009
The newspaper interview was released on 18th Mar 2009.
Really delighted that reporter read the press release of my exhibition and found interested to interview with me!!
Real Happy!!!
Here is the online version of the paper
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2009/03/18/OT0903180003.htm
And here is the whole story, but sorry, chinese version only.
Hope sooner will have another english interview released~!
「80後」說:黃榮法 家庭的意義
(2007年7月3日新聞節錄)「昨日凌晨2點半,有東方威尼斯之稱的香港大嶼山大澳發生大火,100多間極具特色的棚屋在大火中被嚴重焚毀,20多名當地居民跳海逃生,現場只剩下一片殘垣敗瓦……大澳現時約有500間以木屋、鋅鐵蓋拾而成的棚屋,不少歷史逾百年以上,是香港歷史最悠久的、碩果僅存的漁村。」
約8年之後,Morgan(黃榮法)又想起了那場發生在老家的大火,以及被大火焚燒殆盡的祖屋。出事那年他16歲,從電視新聞裡看到,並無特別的感受。「當時的感覺比較疏離,只知道老家出了事,直到第二年的清明才回去看了看。」置身現場,看到四處殘斷的炭柱,「好像在看別人的故事。」坐在「漢雅軒」畫廊門口的展廳處,如今從事裝置藝術的Morgan對我說。
年初,他應本地獨立藝術機構Para/Site之邀,創作了聲音裝置作品《曾幾何時》(Once You Were There),探討家庭對現代人的意義,靈感便來自家鄉大火。(http://art.wongwingfat.com)「我特意返回大澳找尋當年火災的遺跡,不過祖屋已在重建,就從親戚家的廢墟裡挑了四根木柱。」其實是四段長短不齊、乾澀硬脆的炭柱,Morgan分別給它們灌了水泥樁,對稱地立著,構成一個象徵性的「家」的空間。有叮咚的水流聲從一側傳來,而當觀者一踏入這個四柱空間內,嘶嘶啦啦的電子噪音便會從另一側響起。
內疚和困惑
「水流是我去大澳錄的,另一部分其實是我與家人吃飯閒聊的對話,我做了模糊處理。以前的人常說,去世的先人會返回家,聽聽家人過得好不好,所以我便讓觀者扮演鬼魂的角色,然後發現原來這樣的聲音是聽不到的,而這些燒剩的柱便代表家庭觀念的離去。比較諷刺。」
這也是Morgan進行的一次自我反思。幾年前,他的公公、婆婆相繼去世,令他在內疚的同時,「家庭的意義」也使他產生了困惑。
「公公婆婆生病的時候,我經常找各種理由不去探望他們,現在回想,會覺得為什麼對你那麼重要的人,自己好像漠不關心。」冷漠的除了對老人,還有對家事。2000年的大火過去,Morgan的父親決定重建祖屋,房屋設計、搭棚頭、下樁柱都一手一腳親自去做,只請幾個師傅幫幫手,因為平日還有生意要打理,房子斷斷續續建了三年。「但是我從來也沒有去幫手,只是看著爸爸忙碌。」
但另一方面,Morgan又對社區服務、義務工作十分關心,他不僅積極參與,從小到大更多是還扮演著領隊的角色。
「我念中學時做過社團社長,經常要組織活動,後來進入大學做CM(創意媒體)學科聯會會長,考慮更多的是如何讓全系的同學更有得著,所以還要組織一些Forum、放映會,讓大家多點機會交流。」
不做領袖的例子,原來只是他刻意為之。2007年,Morgan的畢業之旅選擇參加由香港紅十字會與AIESEC(國際經濟學商學學生會)合辦的國際人道服務領袖培育計劃,自組團隊遠赴東非肯尼亞,探訪那裡的孤兒院及愛滋病患者,為期13天。第一次去非洲,一切聽從安排,少操心少麻煩,樂得個輕鬆,但他竟經歷掙扎。
「我不覺得會輕鬆啊。可能我有team leader的背景,所以對leader會更加由要求,做了team player就必須等待指令,我就會想要不要講出來呢?還是安守做自己本分?」
「不過,如果要令自己進步,都應該由從下而上的角色去體驗我以前做領袖所忽略的地方。」
向父親致敬
和這個有「領隊」情結的人聊開了,卻發現他不但沒有霸氣,還細膩敏感。
「我做事都會徵求不同人的意見,與不同的人溝通。」Morgan說,是他的父親影響了他看待人與人之間關係的態度。
「從我小學一年班開始,直到中學一、二年級,爸爸會在我每一年的暑假帶我們一家四口去大陸旅行一個月,不是跟旅行團那種。他以前曾是旅行隊的隊員,所以會自己編行程。我幾乎跟他走遍大江南北,西藏、青海、四川、黑龍江都有去過。」
「自己太小,許多地方都沒什麼印象了,只記得這個過程很辛苦。其實爸爸就想讓我們體會大陸人是怎樣生活的,不想我們成為被寵壞的孩子。」
不過,仍是要經歷親人離去,家鄉的大火,Morgan才意識到家庭的重要。
「所以我現在有時間,也去幫爸爸在大澳建屋,他說建好後等退休去養老。而我在《曾幾何時》作品裡,親手製作電子元件,也是向他致敬。」
It’s been a nice morning with Severine to Hanart for my exhibition!
And I am looking forward for your visit in Apr and May 2009 for ARTHK09.
You are so charming tonight!
Your hand is so soft.
I am still the same guy as before..
My feeling is so strong!
It Kills Me, You Kill Me, I Kill Myself.
A Song To You, A Song For You, A Song For Me.
Yeah, you figured me out
Something gave it away
It would be such a beautiful moment
To see the look on your face
To know that I know that you know now
And baby that’s a case of my wishful thinking
You know nothing
Well you and I
Why, we go carrying on for hours on end
We get along much better
Than you and your boyfriend
Well all I really wanna do is to love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
How long, can I go on like this,
Wishing to kiss you,
Before I rightly explode?
Well this double life I lead isn’t healthy for me
In fact it makes me nervous
If I get caught I could be risking it all
Cause baby there’s a lot that I miss
In case I’m wrong
All I really wanna do is to love you
A kind much closer than friends use
I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
If I should be so bold
I’d ask you to hold my heart in your hand
I’d tell you from the start how I’ve longed to be your man
But I never said I would
I guess I’m gonna miss my chance again
Well all I really wanna do is to love you
A kind much closer than friends use
I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
Oh, I think it might kill me
And all I really wanna do is to feel you
As the feeling inside keeps building
I’ll find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
It might kill me




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